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   shivery

   /ˈʃɪv(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. shaking or trembling as a result of cold, illness, fear, or excitement: "he felt cold and shivery"

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   What does shivery mean?

   • Definition of shivery (Entry 2 of 2) 1 : characterized by shivers 2 : causing shivers First Known Use of shivery

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   What does Shiver mean?

   • inclined to or characterized by shivers, shiver, quivers, or tremors. causing shivering. shiver. readily breaking into shivers shiver or fragments; brittle. At first light, after a few hours of shivery sleep, I woke to mosquitoes. I watched Mads film that scene and it was also freezing water, so more power to Mads for looking non-shivery.

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   Why do people say shivery?

   • The reason for this belief is because the word because the word is thought to be mimicking the sound of trembling or chattering teeth. To remember its meaning, just think of the sensation you get when you're cold or scared—it's like a trembling feeling running down your spine. "Shivery."

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   What does shivering mean?

   • Easily broken into shivers, or fragments. Causing or likely to cause shivering; chilling; terrifying. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain.

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   Shivery is an adjective that means easily broken into shivers or causing shivers. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of shivery from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Shivery is an informal adjective that means shaking slightly because you feel cold, frightened, or ill. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

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   Shivery is an informal adjective that means shaking slightly because you feel cold, frightened, or sick. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms, related words, and translations in different languages.

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   Shivery definition: inclined to or characterized by shivers, quivers, or tremors.. See examples of SHIVERY used in a sentence.

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   When something is shivery, it gives you the chills or makes you feel cold and shuddery, like a spooky ghost story told around a campfire on a dark night.

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   Shivery is an adjective that means shaking with cold, fear, illness, etc. See the pronunciation, example sentences, synonyms and grammar notes for shivery in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Shivery means trembling, as from cold or fear, or causing shivers. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of shivery in different languages.