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The action of shaking or trembling
“Gradually, his shivering slowed, and he was able to compose himself.”
An involuntary quivering movement
An abnormally high body temperature, typically caused by illness or an ailment
Shaking or trembling as a result of cold, illness, fear, or excitement
Very low or below average in temperature
Having or showing the symptoms of a fever, as characterized by a high temperature
Physically hurt, affected or killed by extreme cold
Causing or creating excitement
Characterized by a tendency to flutter
Present participle for to shake slightly or uncontrollably
“She sees the three girls shiver in fear and immediately walks over to comfort them.”
Present participle for to feel cold to the point of physically shaking
“The temperature would suddenly drop, and I began to shiver from the cold.”
Present participle for to shatter or break into small pieces
“Dutton thinks that the crust of the earth, under horizontal pressure, would not and could not yield gradually and quietly so as to retain its continuity, but would shiver into fragments.”
Present participle for to give, or cause to give, a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
Present participle for to make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain
Present participle for to be physically affected by extreme cold
Present participle for to break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly
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