Shivering has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
2
The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.
Verb
1
present participle of shiver
Adjective
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"
Example Sentences
"a quaking bog"
adjective
"the quaking child asked for more"
adjective
"quivering leaves of a poplar tree"
adjective
"with shaking knees"
adjective
"seemed shaky on her feet"
adjective
"sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"
adjective
"trembling hands"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)