shivering

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SHIV'ERING, participle present tense 1. Breaking or dashing into small pieces. 2. Quaking; trembling; shaking, as with cold or fear. SHIV'ERING, noun 1. The act of breaking or dashing to pieces; division; severance. 2. A trembling; a shaking with cold or fear.
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