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shivering
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adjective
(= shaky, 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
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noun
(= chill)
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
fit
Verb
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When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.
They fitted his hat.
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When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.
These shoes fit me very well.
fit
Adjective
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When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.
After he slept he looked very fit.
fit
Noun
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When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.
He hit the man in a fit of rage.
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If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.
The man had a fit of epilepsy.
I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.