shivery
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈʃɪvəri/
- Once Huddie's with Elizabeth, having been invited into her house, he'll have to pretend not to see the narrow, puffed chest and the thin, shivery shoulders.
Examples
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I'd been sitting there for hours, I was bored, and I felt restless, like I was all shivery and twitchy inside and needed a good run, or maybe a horseback ride.
Fiction book (2002) -
When the temperature dropped, I felt shivery and wrapped myself in a warm blanket.
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After going for a swim in the cold water, she emerged feeling shivery and clammy.
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He sat alone outside in the chilly breeze, feeling increasingly shivery as night fell.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a low temperature that feels chilly
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1.0
A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable
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1.3
Very cold, at or below freezing
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4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
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2.6
Shaking slightly because you feel afraid, cold, or weak
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2.2
Being relaxed and calm or made cold
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2.2
Trembling a little because of cold, fear, or excitement
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5.1
Shaking strongly because of fear, cold, or strong emotion
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9.1
Feeling quite cold, often said about the weather
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7.2
Very cold in a way that makes being outside difficult
A deep feeling of cold that goes into the body
Antonyms
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shivery comes from the verb shiver meaning 'to shake' or 'tremble' and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So if you feel shivery you are 'full of' small shakes, usually because you are cold.