shiveringly

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English

Etymology

From shivering +‎ -ly.

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.
    • 1983 April 9, Walta Borawski, “Midler in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
      Old and new ballads delivered in shiveringly strong and colored voice.
    • 2010 September 9, Kate Elliott, Cold Magic, Orbit, →ISBN:
      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.