Shivering definition

(1) 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"

(2) A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever