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shiveringly

shiveringly adverb: while shivering, for example with fright.

Adverb

shiveringly (comparative more shiveringly, superlative most shiveringly)

  1. While shivering, for example with fright.
    • I shiveringly walked into the cold graveyard at night.
  2. In a manner or to an extent that makes one shiver.
    • Old and new ballads delivered in shiveringly strong and colored voice.1983 April 9, Walta Borawski, “Midler in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 12
    • A breath of shiveringly cold air stirred, like an invisible icy hand searching behind the furniture and down unseen halls for what it had lost.2010 September 9, Kate Elliott, Cold Magic, Orbit, →ISBN

Forms of shiveringly

comparativemore shiveringly
superlativemost shiveringly

Origin of shiveringly

From shivering + -ly.

Questions about shiveringly

What does shiveringly mean?
Shiveringly means while shivering, for example with fright.
What part of speech is shiveringly?
Shiveringly is an adverb.

Words near shiveringly in the dictionary

  1. shivering
  2. shivering Jemmies
  3. shivering Jemmy
  4. shivering owl
  5. shivering owls
  6. shiveringly
  7. shiverings
  8. shivers
  9. shiversome
  10. shivery
  11. shives

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