Shivering vs Seizure - What's the difference?
shivering | seizure |
The action of shivering.
* 1847 , Fleetwood Churchill, Robert M. Huston, The diseases of females: including those of pregnancy and childbed
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
* 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VII
A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
(obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
* Dryden
That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
As nouns the difference between shivering and seizure
is that shivering is the action of shivering while seizure is the act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.As a verb shivering
is .shivering
English
Noun
(en noun)- Generally speaking, the attack does not involve more inconvenience than this; but in some cases there are shiverings and flushings, cough, loss of appetite, and pain in the right side...
Anagrams
*seizure
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Noun
(en noun) (Search and seizure) (wikipedia seizure)- the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
- As yet there had been no alarm of fever. The three seizures had excited some comment, however, and had it not been for the counter-excitement of the burning ship, it is possible that Pine's precaution would have been thrown away
- He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
- He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.
- Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.