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shivering

adjective noun

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

    “the quaking child asked for more”

noun

  1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

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Example Sentences

the quaking child asked for more
with shaking knees
seemed shaky on her feet
sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
trembling hands

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