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shivering
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[ noun ] (medicine) a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Synonyms Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She stood_still over the leg_of_lamb , rubbing herbs into it , quite suddenly conscious of a nausea in her stomach and a feeling of wrath , a sensation of violence that started her shivering . |
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[ adjective ] vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Examples "a quaking bog" "the quaking child" "quivering leaves of a poplar tree" "with shaking knees" "seemed shaky on her feet" "trembling hands" Related terms |
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