shiveringly
- adverb
- /ˈʃɪvərɪŋli/
:
tiritando
- He dropped the ski pole and stood there, shiveringly cold after falling into the snow.
- shiveringly cold
Examples
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The atmosphere in the room was as shiveringly cold as if the furnace had been turned off.
Fiction book (1990) -
The wind blew shiveringly as we walked along the deserted street.
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She stood shiveringly at the edge of the frozen lake, feeling the chill in the air.
Synonyms
8
3.4
Showing that you are afraid
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3.9
To speak or move in a trembling, unsteady way
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5.8
In a way that shows shaking from fear, cold, or weakness
To shake slightly because of fear, cold, or strong feeling
In a way that makes someone shiver from fear or disgust
Your hands or body move because you feel afraid
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
In a way that shows fear, for example by looking worried or speaking softly
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shiveringly comes from the simple word shiver, which means 'to shake' when you are cold or scared, plus the parts -ing and -ly that make it a word that tells how something is done. So, to do something shiveringly is to do it in a shaking, nervous, or very cold way.