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ague in German

ague in German is Schüttelfrost — ague means a sudden, severe fever.

ague in German

Schüttelfrost
noun

What does "ague" mean?

  1. noun A sudden, severe fever.
  2. noun (old use) A fever that comes and goes, with spells of shivering followed by spells of heat.
    "He had to capture some character and get out of that rest room before his ague got so bad that the sergeant had to carry him to and from the booth every day."
  3. noun (old use) The shivering stage of a fever that comes and goes.
  4. noun A fit of shivering, as if from cold.
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ague in a sentence

  • He had to capture some character and get out of that rest room before his ague got so bad that the sergeant had to carry him to and from the booth every day.

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What is "ague" in German?
"ague" in German is Schüttelfrost. ague means: A sudden, severe fever.
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