shiverings

[US]/'ʃivəriŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. skjærende

Example Sentences

shivering in her thin cotton nightdress

rystende i sin tynde bomullsnattklæ

we paraded outside for the Sergeant-Major, shivering at attention .

vi marsjerte ut for Sergeant-Majoren, skjelvende i oppmerksomhet.

she was shivering and her head felt muzzy from sleep.

hun rystet og hennes hode følte seg sliten av søvn.

When my husband came home a few hours later he found me not quite asleep in his winter-weight winceyette pyjamas, clutching a hot-water bottle and shivering under two duvets and a blanket.

Da min mann kom hjem etter noen timer, fant han meg ikke helt sovende i hans vinter-tyngde winceyette pyjamas, med en varmflaske i hånden og shivering under to dekser og et lommeplagg.

She was shivering in the cold wind.

Hun skjælvet i den kolde vinden.

The dog was shivering with fear.

Hunden skjælvet av frykt.

I could feel myself shivering from the cold.

Jeg kunne føle meg skjælve av kulden.

His voice made her shiver.

Hans stemme gjorde henne skjælve.

The shivering child wrapped himself in a blanket.

Den skjælvende barnet omklæpte seg med en kappe.

She felt a shiver run down her spine.

Hun følte en skjælv gå ned over ryggen hennes.

The shivering leaves rustled in the wind.

De skjælvende bladene raslende i vinden.

His shivering hands betrayed his nervousness.

Hans skjælvende hender gav bort hans nerver.

The cold water made her shiver uncontrollably.

Den kalde vannet gjorde henne skjælve kontrollert.

She was shivering with anticipation before the big announcement.

Hun skjælvet av forventning før den store annonseringen.

Real-world Examples

They waited, shivering, hardly daring to move.

De ventet, skjelvende, nesten bøyd for å bevege seg.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The boys and girls were shivering all over with cold.

Jentene og guttene skjelv overalt av kulde.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

All at once he noticed that Geppetto was shivering and shaking as if with a high fever.

Plutselig merket han at Geppetto skjelv og skiftet som om han hadde høy feber.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

The same cold shivering seized me.

Den samme kulde-skjelven tok over meg.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

A cell in Azkaban! ” He was shivering uncontrollably now.

En celle i Azkaban! Han skjelv nå ukontrollert.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" It's just the Coke, " I explained, shivering again.

"Det er bare Colaen," forklarte jeg, og skjelv på nytt.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

People lose productivity when they spend all day shivering or sweating.

Mennesker mister produktivitet når de bruker hele dagen på å skjelve eller svette.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2015

I was shivering and my arms were turning white with cold.

Jeg skjelv og armene mine ble hvite av kulde.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

She lifted Anna up and felt her cold, shivering body.

Hun løftet Anna opp og følte hennes kolde, skjelvende kropp.

Source: Frozen (audiobook)

Shouted Filch, a drip shivering unpleasantly at the end of his bulbous nose.

Ropet Filch, en dråpe som skjelv ubehagelig på enden av hans nakne næse.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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