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shivering

DEFINITIONS OF: shivering

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adj vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

“sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier”
Synonyms:
shaky, trembling
unsteady
subject to change or variation

n a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

Synonyms:
chill
Type of:
symptom
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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