shivering (noun)

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• shivering — noun The action of shivering. Generally speaking, the attack does not involve more inconvenience than this; but in some cases there are shiverings and flushings, cough, loss of appetite, and pain in the right side …   Wiktionary

• shivering owl — noun : screech owl * * * South Atlantic States. screech owl …   Useful english dictionary

• shivering — I noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chill • Derivationally related forms: ↑shiver • Hypernyms: ↑symptom …   Useful english dictionary

• out-of-work — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: from the phrase out of work : one who is unemployed a ragged, shivering out of work, who could not even provide for his own family Edward Scouller * * * out of work «OWT uhv WURK», noun, adjective. –n. a person who… …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 100%, pure ▪ a pure cotton T shirt ▪ light, thin ▪ She was shivering in her thin cotton dress ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• fever — noun 1》 an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium. 2》 a state of nervous excitement or agitation.     ↘general excitement about a public event: election fever. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• ague — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ague, from Medieval Latin (febris) acuta, literally, sharp fever, from Latin, feminine of acutus sharp more at acute Date: 14th century 1. a fever (as malaria) marked by paroxysms of chills, fever …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thermogenin — noun An uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue, used to generate heat by non shivering thermogenesis …   Wiktionary

• shippon — noun /ˈʃɪpən/ A cattle shed. He almost reached the timberline – but there the weather changed, a damp fog enveloped him, and he spent a couple of hours shivering all alone in a smelly shippon, waiting for the whirling mists to uncover the sun… …   Wiktionary

• rigour — noun a) a harsh or severe experience. b) a trembling or shivering response. See Also: rigid, rigorous, rigorousness …   Wiktionary

• Thatcher's children — noun People who grew up or were born in the United Kingdom during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) and who are said to have adopted the ideology of Thatcherism, in particular the concepts of personal financial gain, self… …   Wiktionary