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Princeton's WordNet
chill, shiveringadjective
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Synonyms:
shudder, tingle, chill, iciness, shiver, quiver, thrill, gelidity, pall, frissonAntonyms:
steadyshaky, shivering, tremblingadjective
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"
Synonyms:
wonky, shaky, precarious, wobbly, rickety, tremblingAntonyms:
steady
Dictionary of English Synonymes
shiveringadjective
Synonyms:
friable, brittle, frangible, BRASH, easily shivered, not compact
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#10793 | chill | |
#13815 | shaking | |
#14709 | thrill | |
#27144 | trembling | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#34810 | throbbing | |
#35818 | pall | |
#37290 | shudder | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#37899 | shiver | |
#43658 | quiver | |
#44082 | shivering | |
#45943 | tingle | |
#50319 | wobbly | |
#81924 | rickety | |
#87233 | wonky | |
#163733 | frisson |
How to use shivering in a sentence?
Her legs were moving, she had convulsions, her whole body was shaking, i put socks on her, then a robe, then a blanket, but she was shivering to such an extent, I ca n’t even describe it.
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can.
In humans, brown adipose tissue likely explains about 1% or 2% of energy expenditure in cold situations, and shivering explains far more, so it's an exaggeration, between 1996 and 2009, I believe the environment has changed.
when it’s time to break down and you’re lying in bed fighting off the urge to scream, when you’re lying there shivering, it’s not the memories that keep you going. instead it’s the dreams and the cats blaring evil and godlike into the blankness. at times like this, it’s best just to sit back and let what is be.
If your blood sugar falls too far, you'll lose your shivering ability and your perception of cold, you'll tend to think you're warmer than you are.
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