Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shiver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shivering | Yes | Yes | No | No |
shiver (noun) | shivering (noun) |
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a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever |
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
shiver (adjective) | shivering (adjective) |
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vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze |
shiver (verb) | shivering (verb) |
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shake, as from cold | |
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement |