shivering

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shivering

  • /ˈʃɪvəɹɪŋ/

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shiver

noun shiverings

  1. The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling. He was shivering due to the cold temperature in the room.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: trembling, quivering, quaking, shaky, shaking, unsteady, chill, chilled, cold, throbbing, shuddering, tremulous, spasming, convulsing, quavering, wobbling

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noun the act of trembling with cold or fear

Españoltiritona, tiritera
हिन्दीठिठुरन ṭhiṭhuran, कँपकँपी kãpkãpī, सिहरन sihran

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@misc{shivering_2026,
  title = {shivering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shivering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}