Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shivering
1 sense of shivering
Sense 1
chill, shivering -- (a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever)
=> symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shiver
2 senses of shiver
Sense 1
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill -- (tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement)
=> tremble -- (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document")
Sense 2
shiver, shudder -- (shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!")
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively -- (move in an uncontrolled manner)
Antonyms of adj shivering
1 sense of shivering
Sense 1
shaky, shivering, trembling -- (vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands")
INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")
Similarity of adj shivering
1 sense of shivering
Sense 1
shaky, shivering, trembling -- (vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands")
=> unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")
