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noun

Definition of shiveringnext
as in trembling
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

2 of 3

adjective

as in shivery

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shivering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of shiver
1
as in quivering

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2
as in splitting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivering
  1. shaking
  2. vibration
  3. destroying
  4. crunching
  5. wrecking
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Noun
  • Exposed to pollution and the vibrations of nearby traffic, the statue’s preservation was at risk.
    Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This all took a lot of testing, as the material the finger extensions are made from had to be firm enough for Bill to feel the vibrations through, giving him more sensitivity.
    William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of vibration
Verb
  • The most pressing problem concerns European Union rules on carbon dioxide emissions, with bottom-line-destroying fines for the bigger failures.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • At this point, most of the surveys are showing roughly seventy per cent of Israelis would prefer a hostage deal to whatever the alternative is, like destroying Hamas by any means.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Franklin is already crunching the number of hours until kickoff.
    Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than spending countless hours manually crunching numbers in spreadsheets, employees will increasingly be able to rely on intelligent systems to do the heavy lifting.
    David Henkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of crunching
Verb
  • This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The vocalist’s sole concerns related to the natural environment, the animal kingdom and humankind’s responsibility for wrecking our only home.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecking
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