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shiver
has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
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[ verb ] tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)With shout and slow dance , with tears and song , with scream and contortion , the corner group was beset by hysteria and shivering , wailing , shouting , possession of something that seemed like an alien and outside force . |
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[ verb ] shake, as from cold
Examples "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" Used in print (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)For moments he stood in water , shivering and gasping for breath . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
Used in print (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)There had been some coconut in it , for I remember my mother 's taking a quick glance at a stringy bit of this nut on the cheek of one of them and_then putting_down her radish with a shiver . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6838
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