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shivering |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shivered}; p. pr & vb n. {Shivering}.] [OE. schiveren scheveren cf OD scheveren See {Shiver} a fragment.] To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as to shiver a glass goblet. All the ground With shivered armor strown. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shivering adj 1: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shaky}, {trembling}] 2: of persons and animals; feeling no warmth; "got chilled at the football game"; "shivering in her thin coat" [syn: {chilled}] n : a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever [syn: {chill}]
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