shivering

ADJECTIVE

grinding

Synonyms

STRONG

crumbling crunching crushing disintegrating eroding granulating grating milling powdering pulverizing rubbing scraping smashing

WEAK

bone-crushing

ADJECTIVE

icy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chilly cold freezing frigid frosty glacial polar raw

WEAK

algific antarctic arctic biting bitter chill chilled to the bone chilling frigorific frost-bound frozen over gelid glaring iced refrigerated rimy shivery sleeted smooth as glass

Antonyms

STRONGEST

heated hot warm

WEAK

unfrozen watery

ADJECTIVE

quaky

Synonyms

WEAK

aquiver palpitating quavering quivering quivery shaky shivery trembling tremulant twittery wobbly

ADJECTIVE

quivering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shaking trembling

STRONG

fluttering quavering vibrating

WEAK

jittery jumpy shaky tremulous

ADJECTIVE

quivery

Synonyms

WEAK

aquiver palpitating quaky quavering quivering shaky shivery trembling tremulant twittery wobbly

ADJECTIVE

shivery

Synonyms

WEAK

aquiver palpitating quaky quavering quivering quivery shaky trembling tremulant twittery wobbly

ADJECTIVE

thrilling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breathtaking electrifying enchanting frantic gripping hair-raising miraculous riveting rousing sensational stirring

STRONG

boss overwhelming stimulating swinging trembling

WEAK

blood-tingling exquisite fab fabulous large mad magnificent mind-bending mind-blowing rip-roaring wild wondrous zero cool

Antonyms

STRONGEST

usual

WEAK

depressing discouraging upsetting

ADJECTIVE

tremulant

Synonyms

WEAK

aquiver palpitating quaky quavering quivering quivery shaky shivery trembling twittery wobbly

ADJECTIVE

tremulous

Synonyms

WEAK

palpitating quavering quivering shaky shivery trembling wobbly

Antonyms

WEAK

calm stable steady unwavering

ADJECTIVE

twittery

Synonyms

WEAK

aquiver palpitating quaky quavering quivering quivery shaky shivery trembling tremulant wobbly

NOUN

cold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chill snow

STRONG

algidity chilliness coldness congelation draft freeze frigidity frost frostbite frostiness gelidity glaciation iciness inclemency rawness refrigeration shivers wintertime

WEAK

algor frozenness gelidness wintriness

Antonyms

WEAK

heat warmth

NOUN

temblor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earthquake upheaval

STRONG

agitation flutter quake quaver quiver quivering ripple seism shake shiver tremble trembling trepidation vibration wobble

WEAK

quaking tremblor

Antonyms

STRONG

stillness

NOUN

tremblor

Synonyms

WEAK

agitation earthquake flutter quake quaking quaver quiver quivering ripple seism shake shiver temblor tremble trembling trepidation upheaval vibration wobble

NOUN

tremor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earthquake shiver upheaval vibration

STRONG

agitation flutter quake quaking quaver quiver quivering ripple shake tremble trembling trepidation wobble

Antonyms

WEAK

stillness

Example Sentences

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Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

They complain about ending up covered in manure or dust, or shivering in a freezer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I start shivering five minutes in; the man in sweatpants and Crocs appears unbothered.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

He wasn’t thrilled to go back into the storm surge, and he was growling again—growling and shivering with fear at the same time.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

shivering

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