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Schüttelfrost — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ague noun An acute fever.
  • chills noun A feeling of coldness in the body, often a symptom of illness or a reaction to fear or excitement.

Senses

Schüttelfrost is used for these senses in English:

  • chills (medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

ague — full definition

  1. noun An acute fever.
  2. noun An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
  3. noun The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.
  4. noun A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
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