shivering 1 of 3

as in shaking
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side the shivering of the crystal chandeliers while there was construction work next door

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shivering

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adjective

shivering

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verb

present participle of shiver

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Recent Examples of shivering
Noun
What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror. Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivering
Noun
  • Lost in the trembling of my own body, trembling like Bunny’s body.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Olsen plays Joan’s indecision with winsome fluster, at first breathy and trembling but eventually finding her resolve.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While all this is going on, the rest of the gang is splitting up to find Marie and warn her about Annabeth’s nightmare-premonition of her bloodied, motionless body.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • After calling it quits with Reggie Bush — the pair first broke up in 2009 due to busy schedules, then got back together briefly before splitting for good in 2010 — Kim was very single.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond ground shaking, earthquakes in the region can trigger landslides, tsunamis, and infrastructure collapse, underscoring the importance of preparedness and awareness.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Andy sighed, shuddering between them.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And privately, the family was splintering.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Patients first experience twitching or weakness in a limb, often followed by slurred speech.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The agitated, ominous vibration of giant power lines and quaking transmission towers feels like a Greek chorus throughout Paul Greengrass’s intense new wildfire thriller, The Lost Bus.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Recovering and processing that gas, instead of wasting it, could ease Iraq's chronic power shortages.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Shivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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