as in shaking
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
the shivering of the crystal chandeliers while there was construction work next door
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Recent Examples of shivering
Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivering
Noun
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Lost in the trembling of my own body, trembling like Bunny’s body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Olsen plays Joan’s indecision with winsome fluster, at first breathy and trembling but eventually finding her resolve.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The move comes as Puma evolves its organizational set-up by splitting its DTC business into two dedicated global retail and global e-commerce focus areas.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Cougars cushion was short-lived however because Levi Johnson scored for the Eagles (15-3-2) less than three minutes later by splitting a couple defenders at the top of the box, poking the ball past the goalie before pushing the ball across the line.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Soft soils and certain rock types can amplify seismic waves, intensifying the shaking.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Weak shaking has been detected and people reported feeling the tremor in multiple cities, including Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Andy sighed, shuddering between them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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And privately, the family was splintering.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Patients first experience twitching or weakness in a limb, often followed by slurred speech.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The agitated, ominous vibration of giant power lines and quaking transmission towers feels like a Greek chorus throughout Paul Greengrass’s intense new wildfire thriller, The Lost Bus.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025
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See below for the best tips from professional cleaners on how to clean your blinds at home easily and efficiently, without wasting your whole day wiping them down.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Simply put, the Yankees can find better options for their bullpen, as opposed to wasting a roster spot on Hamilton.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Shivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivering. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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