shiver vs throttle

shiver

noun
  • A sheave or small wheel in a pulley. 

  • A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter. 

  • Collective noun for a group of sharks 

  • A bodily response to early hypothermia.ᵂᵖ 

  • The act of shivering. 

  • A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone. 

  • A variety of blue slate. 

verb
  • To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened. 

  • To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind. 

  • To break into splinters or fragments. 

throttle

noun
  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve. 

  • A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine. 

verb
  • To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. 

  • To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate. 

  • To control or adjust the speed of (an engine). 

  • To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. 

  • To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.). 

  • To strangle or choke someone. 

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