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shivery

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shiv·er·y 1  (shv-r)
adj.
1. Trembling, as from cold or fear.
2. Causing shivers; chilling.

shiv·er·y 2  (shv-r)
adj.
Easily broken; brittle.

shivery [ˈʃɪvərɪ]
adj
1. inclined to shiver or tremble
2. causing shivering, esp through cold or fear
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shivery - cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
2.shivery - provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

shivery
adjective shaky, cold, chilled, quaking, chilly, trembly, shuddery, quivery She felt shivery and a little sick.
Translations
shivery [ˈʃɪvərɪ] ADJ (= feverish) → destemplado; (= shaking) → estremecido; (= sensitive to cold) → friolero, friolento(LAm)
shivery [ˈʃɪvəri] adj (from the cold)grelottant(e); (with illness)grelottant(e); (with fear)tremblant(e)
to feel shivery → grelotter
shivery
adj to feel shiveryfrösteln; the ’flu made him a bit shiverywegen seiner Grippe fröstelte er leicht
shivery [ˈʃɪvərɪ] adj (from cold) → che ha i brividi; (from fear) → tremante
I feel shivery → ho i brividi
shivery [ˈʃɪvərɪ] adj (from cold) → che ha i brividi; (from fear) → tremante
I feel shivery → ho i brividi


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The slanting light of the setting sun quivers on the sea-like expanse of the river; the shivery canes, and the tall, dark cypress, hung with wreaths of dark, funereal moss, glow in the golden ray, as the heavily-laden steamboat marches onward.
"Well," he confessed, "I was a bit shivery at first; but I got used to it.
The man's shoulders were hunched up and when he had made his way clear of the throng of passengers I perceived him as an unhappy and shivery being.
 
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