fever
/ˈfivɚ/ verb C2- To put into a fever; to affect with fever. · a fevered lip
- To become fevered.
He/she/it fevers · Past fevered · Past participle fevered · -ing form fevering
Verb forms
- Base form
- fever
- He/she/it
- fevers
- Past
- fevered
- Past participle
- fevered
- -ing form
- fevering
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“No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.” Then turning to the crew, he said, “Bear a hand there, to take in sail!”
All the Avonlea scholars were in a fever of excitement that day, for the hall had to be decorated and a last grand rehearsal held.
“Well, when we quitted Naples, Captain Leclere was attacked with a brain fever.
A violent fever suddenly set in, from which he died not many days later.
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