Definitions of shivering

1. A trembling; a shaking with cold or fear.

2. 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"