shivering

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

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

similar	:	unsteady,
definition	:	subject to change or variation (adj.all)

3. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever (noun.state)

derivation	:	shiver, shudder,
definition	:	shake, as from cold (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration,
definition	:	a shaky motion (noun.state)

5. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever (noun.state)

derivation	:	shiver, shudder,
definition	:	shake, as from cold (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration,
definition	:	a shaky motion (noun.state)