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Meaning of 'shivering' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shivering [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Shiver

Meaning of 'shivering' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shivering [ s]
Meaning (1):
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Example in sentence:
  • a quaking bog;
  • quivering leaves of a poplar tree;
  • seemed shaky on her feet;
  • sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier;
  • the quaking child asked for more;
  • trembling hands;
  • with shaking knees

Nearby Words:

shiah shibboleth shide shie shied shiel shield shield-bearer shielddrake shielded

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