shivering

adj 1: 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" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking},

{shaky}, {trembling}]

2: of persons and animals; feeling no warmth; "got chilled at

the football game"; "shivering in her thin coat" [syn: {chilled}]

n : a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an

infection and the development of a fever [syn: {chill}]