Definition of feverishly in English:
feverishly
adverbˈfiːv(ə)rɪʃliˈfiv(ə)rɪʃli
1In a manner that shows the symptoms of a fever.
water trickled from his hair and he began shivering feverishly
Example sentencesExamples
- The captain stirred feverishly in his sleep, talking aloud about one thing and another.
- The boy nodded his head feverishly and lay there on the ground waiting for something else to happen.
- His touch, though feverishly warm, caused her to shiver faintly.
- His body felt feverishly warm.
- The glass was cold against skin that felt feverishly hot, and too tight.
- Her cheeks were flushed feverishly.
- The prince feverishly tossed and turned, his movements impeded by the prickly quilt tucked tightly around his ailing body.
- Somewhere in my feverishly disappointed sleep, I decided that the only thing for me to do would be to go back to the Opera House.
- Vincent stood in the doorway, his eyes burning feverishly.
- My twisting body creased the perfectly laid out blankets as I rotated feverishly on the bed.
- 1.1 In a frenetically excited or energetic manner.
a feverishly anticipated major sports tournament
they all set to work feverishly
Example sentencesExamples
- They work feverishly to uncover the killer's identity before no one is left alive.
- The company has been working feverishly to transform itself into a logistics expert.
- Be forewarned: In no time at all you may find yourself feverishly anticipating the next installment of this drama.
- He kept a number of copyists and proofreaders feverishly busy.
- This is a game that's been feverishly anticipated.
- The reporter was scribbling feverishly on his pad.
- The camera follows two college basketball recruiters who feverishly pursue fresh young ballplayers.
- Here, after 4 years, we still have bullish investors, millions of them, buying stocks and funds almost feverishly.
- The development team stalks the halls while the quality assurance team feverishly looks for bugs.
- These companies are feverishly signing deals, hoping that the right alliances can help them meet their business goals.
Definition of feverishly in US English:
feverishly
adverbˈfiv(ə)rɪʃliˈfēv(ə)riSHlē
1In a manner that shows the symptoms of a fever.
water trickled from his hair and he began shivering feverishly
Example sentencesExamples
- The glass was cold against skin that felt feverishly hot, and too tight.
- Somewhere in my feverishly disappointed sleep, I decided that the only thing for me to do would be to go back to the Opera House.
- Vincent stood in the doorway, his eyes burning feverishly.
- The captain stirred feverishly in his sleep, talking aloud about one thing and another.
- Her cheeks were flushed feverishly.
- My twisting body creased the perfectly laid out blankets as I rotated feverishly on the bed.
- His touch, though feverishly warm, caused her to shiver faintly.
- The boy nodded his head feverishly and lay there on the ground waiting for something else to happen.
- His body felt feverishly warm.
- The prince feverishly tossed and turned, his movements impeded by the prickly quilt tucked tightly around his ailing body.
- 1.1 In a frenetically excited or energetic manner.
a feverishly anticipated major sports tournament
they all set to work feverishly
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a game that's been feverishly anticipated.
- He kept a number of copyists and proofreaders feverishly busy.
- The camera follows two college basketball recruiters who feverishly pursue fresh young ballplayers.
- The development team stalks the halls while the quality assurance team feverishly looks for bugs.
- These companies are feverishly signing deals, hoping that the right alliances can help them meet their business goals.
- They work feverishly to uncover the killer's identity before no one is left alive.
- The reporter was scribbling feverishly on his pad.
- The company has been working feverishly to transform itself into a logistics expert.
- Here, after 4 years, we still have bullish investors, millions of them, buying stocks and funds almost feverishly.
- Be forewarned: In no time at all you may find yourself feverishly anticipating the next installment of this drama.