shivering
Body's chill response
Shivering is the act of trembling or shaking, typically from cold or fear.
The body shivers involuntarily to generate warmth through rapid muscle contractions: She stood shivering in the rain.
Shivering can also accompany fever, shock, or intense emotion: He was shivering with anticipation.
State of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
frisson · exhilaration · nervous · butterflies · edge-of-seat · breathless · expectant · charged
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
convulsing · twitching · spasm · juddering · pulsing · rippling · wavering · fluttering
Involuntary shaking motion
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
fright · quaking · cowering · spine-tingling · hair-raising · nightmare · haunted · creeping
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
tingle · frisson · exhilaration · nervous · butterflies · edge-of-seat · breathless · expectant · charged · electric
quivering
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
vibrating · convulsing · twitching · spasm · juddering · pulsing · rippling · wavering · fluttering · oscillating
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
horror · fright · quaking · cowering · spine-tingling · hair-raising · nightmare · haunted · creeping · dreading
goosebumps
Raised skin from cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
chills · frigid · windchill · winter · arctic · blizzard · frost · subzero · icy · bundling
chills
Shivering spells from illness
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
infection · flu · ague · rigor · feverish · delirious · bedridden · illness · temperature · thermometer
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
- body responsesfight, flight, freeze, goosebumps, fawn
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- cold protectioninsulation, fur, blubber, feathers, down
- Cold Sensationschill, chills, goosebumps, freezing, icy
- bodily statessleep, wakefulness, hunger, drowsiness, alertness
shiveringstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · steady · stationary · immobile · unmoving
shiveringsweating
Moisture through pores
overheating · sweltering · boiling · perspiring · hot
shiveringcalm
Free from agitation
composed · unafraid · serene · unflinching · unperturbed