noun
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
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adjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly
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- as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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verb
shake, as from cold
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- The children are shivering--turn on the heat!