Shiveringly
/ˈʃɪv.ər.ɪŋ.li/noun
In a way that causes or shows shaking or trembling.
Did you know?The core of *shiver* is ancient Germanic, and its earliest senses were tied to trembling and splintering, not just cold—so the word carries the physical language of fear and breakage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skēi-
“to split, cut, or separate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skībaną / *skīfrōną
“to split, shiver, or break into pieces”
Old English
OE
scifrian
“to shiver, tremble”
Middle English
ME
shiveren
“to shake, tremble; later also to break into splinters”
Early Modern English
English
shivering
“trembling or shaking, especially from cold, fear, or weakness”
Modern English
English
shiveringly
“in a trembling or shaking manner”