shiveringn.1
1.
a. The action or an act of shiver v.1
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > breaking into pieces or shattering
shiveringc1400
truncheoning1477
upbreaking1493
confraction?1541
refraction1578
splinting1598
diffraction1654
hatchet work1697
shattering1748
exploding1791
smash1808
explosion1811
splintering1815
blasting1824
shatterment1841
scatteration1880
smashing1886
c1400 Siege Jerusalem (1932) 31/548 For schyueryng of sche[l]des, & schynyng of helmes.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cxlvjv By chaunce of shiueryng of the spere.
1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 336 Vpon the Breaking and Shiuering of a great State and Empire, you may be sure to haue Warres.
1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. A shivering, or a rieving, een klievinge, ofte een scheuringe.
b. Pottery. Peeling and splitting of the glaze.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > glaze > for ceramics or pottery > defects in glaze
teardrop1870
spit-out1909
shivering1921
specking1967
1921 A. B. Searle Clayworkers' Hand-bk. (ed. 3) xi. 208 Shivering is a variety of ‘peeling’ which may be produced by adding flint which has been too finely ground or an excess of fine silica to a body.
1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. ii. 51 Another cause of shivering is firing at too low a temperature.
1964 H. Hodges Artifacts ii. 52 Peeling..or shivering of a glaze usually results from a failure to fit the glaze to the body, the contraction of the glaze being less than that of the body.
2. A fragment, splinter. rare.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > splinter
shiverc1275
spillc1300
spelda1375
splint1398
splinter1398
slicea1400
splinderc1440
spilderc1475
spelder1530
spell1545
splitter1546
spleter1548
spilt1577
shivering1589
skilfer1598
spelcha1605
slifter1606
spilter?1646
slappet1768
1589 J. Eldred in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 233 In stead of Ocam they vse the shiuerings of the barke of the sayd trees.
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shiveringn.2
/ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ 1. The action or an act of shiver v.2
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > low body temperature > shivering with cold
chilling1393
shivering1398
shruggingc1400
chittering1552
horripilation1822
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion
quakingeOE
trembling1303
shivering1398
shruggingc1400
quivering1538
horror1541
tremor1615
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. xxxix. 253 A feuer Terciane greuyth euery daye fyrste wyth sheueringe and thenne wyth heete.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 75/1 Chymerynge or chyuerynge, or dyderynge, frigutus.
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 17/3 Ther is a chillnes and shiveringe therwith associated.
1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick 1 A Tertian that comes with a cold Shivering.
1741 J. Wesley Jrnl. 25 Oct. About two in the afternoon just as I was set down to dinner, a shivering came upon me, and a little pain in my back.
1873 Lancet 27 Dec. 900/1 Every day she had shiverings, which came on after 4 o'clock p.m.
2. Veterinary Medicine. A pathological condition of horses in which certain muscles undergo rapid spasms, most commonly those in the hindquarters.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > other disorders of horses
trench?a1450
colt-evilc1460
affreyd?1523
cholera1566
crick1566
incording1566
leprosy1566
taint1566
eyesore1576
fistula1576
wrench1578
birth1600
garrot1600
stithy1600
stifling1601
stranglings1601
hungry evil1607
pose1607
crest-fall1609
pompardy1627
felteric1639
quick-scab1639
shingles1639
clap1684
sudden taking1688
bunches1706
flanks1706
strangles1706
chest-founderingc1720
body-founder1737
influenza1792
foundering1802
horse-sickness1822
stag-evil1823
strangullion1830
shivering1847
dourine1864
swamp fever1870
African horse sickness1874
horse-pox1884
African horse disease1888
wind-stroke1890
thump1891
leucoencephalitis1909
western equine encephalitis1933
stachybotryotoxicosis1945
rhinopneumonitis1957
1847 Vet. Rec. III. 4 ‘Shivering’, an affection of the stifle-joint, associated with luxation of the patella.
1891 Special Rep. Dis. Horse (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 198 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 2nd Session, House of Representatives Misc. Doc.130) XI Involuntary jerking of the muscles of the hip or thigh is..termed shivering by horsemen.
1907 J. W. Axe Horse VIII. 374 During this test it will be noticed whether the action is close,..and whether there are any indications of stringhalt or shivering.
1913 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 7) Shivering, chorea affecting the muscles of the hip and thigh of a horse.
1978 C. Geddes Horse 218 The most common conditions are:…Shivering, a condition of the hind limbs, characterized by shaking movements of the hind limb and tail when the leg is flexed and lowered to the ground.
Compounds
shivering attack n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > shaking or trembling
ague fit1528
ague1532
grooving1637
the tremblesa1803
shivering fit1816
trepidation1822
shake1838
trembling fit1856
fibrillation1882
intention tremor1887
rest tremor1890
shivering attack1899
flutter1910
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion > an act or fit of
tremor1616
shakea1625
shrug1713
shiver1727
shivering fit1816
shivering attack1899
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 169 The patient frequently feels cold all over, and may have a sharp shivering attack.
shivering fit n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > shaking or trembling
ague fit1528
ague1532
grooving1637
the tremblesa1803
shivering fit1816
trepidation1822
shake1838
trembling fit1856
fibrillation1882
intention tremor1887
rest tremor1890
shivering attack1899
flutter1910
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion > an act or fit of
tremor1616
shakea1625
shrug1713
shiver1727
shivering fit1816
shivering attack1899
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 131 The poor goat stretched out her limbs with the twitches and shivering fit of the last agony.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. xxv. 305 Headaches and shivering fits returned on him almost daily.
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shiveringadj.1
/ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ That shivers (in various senses of the verb); shattering, breaking, splintering.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > bursting, shattering, or breaking into pieces
shiveringa1400
shattering1577
splintery1808
splintering1828
bursting1868
brisant1905
smithereening1959
a1400–50 Wars Alex. 789 Sone in scheuerand schidis schaftis ere brosten.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 771 Our schefferand harnes schot the blud so scheyn.
1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad ix. 362 The shivering trumpets tear the shrill-voiced air.
1824 G. Chalmers Caledonia III. iii. i. 221 The soft shivering argillaceous stone which easily yields to the weather.
Derivatives
ˈshiveringly adv.1 rare.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adverb] > in a manner that breaks to pieces
shiveringly1631
splintery1784
smash1818
1631 W. Gouge Gods Arrowes iv. Extent God's Provid. §15. 400 The maine Summier of the other floore that fell was much stronger... Yet that also failed,..and that more shiveringly, and with a longer rent..then the other.
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shiveringadj.2
/ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/ 1. That causes to shiver with cold, chilly.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > making cold or cool > causing sensation of coldness > causing shivering, etc.
shiveringc1200
shrugging1598
thrillinga1616
teeth-chattering1796
shivery1839
tooth-chattering1887
shiversome1930
c1200 Vices & Virtues 63 And ðu, earme saule, on ðe wallende brene of ðe hote fiere, and eft, embehwile, on ðe chiuerinde chele.
1794 Har'st Rig xc. 29 Cold shiv'ring blasts do not dismay The Celtic race.
1830 G. Colman Random Rec. II. iii. 63 My companion's lower habiliments appear'd somewhat shivering for the season.
1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross II. vi. 143 It was truly a shivering and a shuddering night.
2. jocularly.1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. July 33/2 A tithe of that good leather would comfortably re-clothe my shivering folios.
a. Trembling with cold, fear, etc.
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear
daring1333
quiveringa1547
shivering1577
shuddering1600
intrembled1628
trepid1650
horrent1721
trepidatinga1774
horrescent1865
flittering1867
trepidatory1881
trepidant1891
tremorful1901
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [adjective] > quavering sound
shivering1577
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold > shivering with cold
shivering1577
shuddering1600
shrinkinga1616
chittering1787
shrugging1814
nithering1876
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering > from cold, infirmity, or emotion
quakingOE
shaking?c1225
shivering1577
shrugginga1586
shivery1837
shaky1850
trepidant1891
1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Iivv The crampe ouertooke hir feeling, hyr sheuering nayles started.
1721 tr. Georgics iii, in J. Dryden Virgil's Wks. (ed. 5) i. 290 Their Camelots..shield the shiv'ring Mariner from Cold.
1757 T. Gray Ode I ii. ii, in Odes 8 To chear the shiv'ring Native's dull abode.
1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. i. 71 The shivering wretch turned up a narrow court in Holborn.
1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. l. 167 The shivering throngs whom the flames had driven from their homes.
b. of feelings, and the like.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > trembling
trembling1526
tingling1543
shivering1562
the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear > (of feelings) trembling
shivering1562
1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 26 Of shyuering care and dred, I haue felt many a fit.
1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 23 Awaking with a shivering feare, caused by his imagination and passion.
1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora iii. 420 Thro shivering joy and doubt.
1898 G. Meredith Napoleon in Odes French Hist. xiii His nature with her shivering faith ran yoked.
c. shivering-Jemmy (see quot. 1860). Also a dialect name for Briza media, also known as shivering-grass (Britten and Holland).
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the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > who goes nearly naked
shallow cove1839
shivering-Jemmy1860
1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 212 Shivering-Jemmy, the name given by street folk to any cadger who exposes himself, half naked, on a cold day, to obtain alms.
3.
a. Of things: Trembling, shaking, fluttering.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering
tremblinga1400
aspen?c1412
quavering?a1439
didderingc1440
wavering1488
quavery1519
quiveringa1547
warbling1549
tremble1568
quiverish1582
tremefacting1599
aguisha1602
tremulous1611
twittering1648
brandishing1658
micant1661
shivery1747
shivering1762
tremulating1813
dithing1818
dithering1821
quivery1833
tremulant1837
trembly1846
thrilling1850
trepidatory1881
shuddering1893
doddery1919
1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 17 The shiv'ring sails descend; the yards are squar'd.
1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 290 Large extraordinary movements of the needle, in which it traverses frequently, with a shivering motion, an arc of several degrees on both sides of its usual position.
1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard iii. i. 103 Shivering soft eyelashes.
1870 A. O'Shaughnessy Epic of Women 57 The swaying pine and shivering fir.
b. Of sound: Tremulous.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective] > vibrant
shivering1669
tremulous1794
throbbing1847
vibrant1848
vibrate1849
vibrating1849
1669 tr. F. Strada in J. Flavell Husbandry Spiritualized iii. 236 And closing up his layes Like a full Quire, a shivering consort playes.
1891 Spectator 23 Mar. That wants nothing but the shivering music to make a grand sensation on any boards.
Derivatives
ˈshiveringly adv.2
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adverb] > in a shuddering manner
quakingly1566
shiveringly1825
a-shake1856
shudderfully1872
aquake1875
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adverb] > shivering with cold
shiveringly1825
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adverb] > tremblingly > with cold, fear, or repugnance
shudderingly1592
shiveringly1825
shudderfully1872
1825 F. D. Hemans Forest Sanctuary xlvi Some like the leaf swept shiveringly along.
1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 349 ‘Ah’, he continued shiveringly, ‘how very cold it is!’
1889 A. C. Gunter That Frenchman! xx. 266 Vassilissa enters timidly, and gazes shiveringly at the head of secret police.
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