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Definitions for shivering
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Princeton's WordNet
chill, shiveringadjective
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
shaky, shivering, tremblingadjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
"a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
Wiktionary
shiveringnoun
The action of shivering.
Webster Dictionary
Shivering
of Shiver
Freebase
Shivering
Shivering is a bodily function in response to early hypothermia in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Muscle groups around the vital organs begin to shake in small movements in an attempt to create warmth by expending energy. Shivering can also be a response to a fever, as a person may feel cold, though their core temperature is already elevated. Located in the posterior hypothalamus near the wall of the third ventricle is an area called the primary motor center for shivering. This area is normally inhibited by signals from the heat center in the anterior hypothalamic-preoptic area but is excited by cold signals from the skin and spinal cord. Therefore, this center becomes activated when the body temperature falls even a fraction of a degree below a critical temperature level. Increased muscular activity results in the generation of heat as a byproduct. Most often, when the purpose of the muscle activity is to produce motion, the heat is wasted energy. In shivering, the heat is the main intended product and is utilized for warmth. Shivering can also appear after surgery. This is known as postanesthetic shivering.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Shivering
Involuntary contraction or twitching of the muscles. It is a physiologic method of heat production in man and other mammals.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
shivering
To trim a ship's yards so that the wind strikes on the edges or leaches of the sails, making them flutter in the wind. The same effect may be intentionally produced by means of the helm.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shivering in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shivering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of shivering in a Sentence
It was one day a couple of weeks ago. I started shivering. So, I checked, and my temperature was normal, i go to bed early and the next morning, I woke up with a 102-degree fever. I went to my respiratory clinic and was swabbed for COVID and had a chest X-ray, which showed I had double pneumonia. They started me on antibiotics and sent me home. They called me back two days later for the swab results. I had tested positive for COVID. I ended up in the hospital that night.
when it’s time to break down and you’re lying in bed fighting off the urge to scream, when you’re lying there shivering, it’s not the memories that keep you going. instead it’s the dreams and the cats blaring evil and godlike into the blankness. at times like this, it’s best just to sit back and let what is be.
If your blood sugar falls too far, you'll lose your shivering ability and your perception of cold, you'll tend to think you're warmer than you are.
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To see a little girl running alone by herself, that’s when he got very concerned, and she was shivering and cold. she stays right where she was told to stay.
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