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# shivering

verb form (-ing of shiver: shiver, shivers, shivered, shivering); adjective (shivering: a shivering puppy); noun (shivering)

«shivering» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shivering means shaking a little because you are cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#m1)
2. Shivering can also mean shaking because you are scared, excited or ill with a fever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, shivering is the body's way to make heat: muscles shake quickly to warm you up. In safety, a shivering child needs warm dry clothes, a blanket and shelter; after swimming in cold water, get dry quickly. Strong shivering in cold weather or after falling in water can be a sign of hypothermia, which is dangerous. In stories shivering shows cold or fear. Phrases: «shivering with cold», «shivering with fear», «a shiver down my spine».

### Examples

- We were shivering at the bus stop in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x1)
- The wet puppy was shivering, so we wrapped it in a towel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x2)
- Get dry quickly or you'll start shivering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x3)
- She was shivering with fear in the dark cellar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x4)
- A fever can make you shiver even when the room is warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x5)
- The children came out of the cold sea shivering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x6)
- Shivering helps your body make heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x7)
- The ghost story sent a shiver down my spine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x8)
- “Has that dog stopped shivering yet?” he asked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/#x9)

### Note

Spelled with one r and one v: «shiver, shivering». «Shiver» and «shudder» are similar; «shudder» is often a single shake from fear or disgust. Shivering is a warning sign: warm up the person slowly and get help if it is very bad.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shivering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shivering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shivering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shivering.html) on Mova free.