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- Dictionaryshivering/ˈʃɪv(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "he bought a warm winter coat for a shivering man"
noun
- 1. the action of shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited: "gradually his shivering slowed"
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verb [ I ] uk / ˈʃɪv.ə r/ us / ˈʃɪv.ɚ / B2. When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened: The poor dog - it's shivering! He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. Fewer examples. She shivered, and gathered the blanket around her. Arthur shivered involuntarily as he came out of the building.
( esp. of a person or animal) to shake slightly and quickly because of feeling cold, ill, or frightened: Your creepy look makes me shiver. Robbins shivered in the chill air. shiver.
1. : to undergo trembling : quiver. 2. : to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail) transitive verb.
We shudder with horror or abhorrence; the agitation is more powerful and deep-seated than shivering or trembling: to shudder at pictures of an atrocity.
shiver. verb [ I ] uk / ˈʃɪv.ə r/ us / ˈʃɪv.ɚ /. B2. When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened: The poor dog - it's shivering! He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. Fewer examples. She shivered, and gathered the blanket around her.
Define shivering. shivering synonyms, shivering pronunciation, shivering translation, English dictionary definition of shivering. v. shiv·ered , shiv·er·ing , shiv·ers v. intr. 1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear. See Synonyms at shake. 2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force...
adjective. 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: quivery, shaky, trembling. unsteady.
Shiver, quake, shudder refer to a vibratory muscular movement, a trembling, usually involuntary. We shiver with cold, or a sensation such as that of cold: to shiver in thin clothing on a frosty day; to shiver with pleasant anticipation. We quake especially with fear: to quake with fright.
Shivering (also called shuddering) is a bodily function in response to cold and extreme fear in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Skeletal muscles begin to shake in small movements, creating warmth by expending energy.
Definition of shiver verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
