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Definition of Shivering
1. Adjective. Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. "Trembling hands"
2. Noun. A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever.
Definition of Shivering
1. Verb. (present participle of shiver) ¹
2. Noun. The action of shivering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shivering
1. shiver [v] - See also: shiver
Medical Definition of Shivering
1. Involuntary trembling or quivering of the body caused by contraction or twitching of the muscles, a physiologic method of heat production in man and other mammals. (12 Dec 1998)