Emotion Vocabulary

noun a feeling of coldness or trembling

adjective causing a person to feel cold, trembling, or shivering

• The cold wind made me feel shivery as I walked home from work.
• I always get shivery when I watch scary movies.
• I was so scared that I was shivery all over.
• Her words sent a shivery feeling down my spine.

adverb in a spasmodic manner; characterized by spasms or sudden bursts of activity

• The patient's muscles were contracting spasmodically during the seizure.
• She laughed spasmodically at the comedian's jokes.
• He twitched spasmodically when he heard the loud noise.
• The old car's engine sputtered spasmodically before finally starting.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

verb A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

adverb A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• He had to summon up all his courage before giving the important presentation.
• I need to summon up the motivation to finish this project.
• I can't believe you summoned up the nerve to ask her out!
• The magician was able to summon up a powerful spell to defeat his enemies.

adjective feeling weak or dizzy

adverb in a faint or weak manner

• She felt afaint and had to sit down to regain her strength.
• After running for so long, I was afaint and needed to catch my breath.
• I was so afaint after the hike that I thought I might pass out.
• The news of her promotion left me feeling afaint with excitement.