Ague
noun
A sickness like malaria causing fever and shivering.
He was wracked by a persistent ague for many weeks.
Often appears as...
- catching ague
- agonizing ague
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A feeling of coldness.
A sudden ague came over her, and she couldn't stop shivering.
Often appears as...
- sudden ague
- chills and ague
Usage tips
Formal
noun
An intense feeling of fear or anxiety.
He woke up in a sweat, the ague of his nightmare still clinging to him.
Often appears as...
- the ague of fear
- ague of distress
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A sickness like malaria causing fever and shivering.
He was wracked by a persistent ague for many weeks.
Often appears as...
- catching ague
- agonizing ague
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A feeling of coldness.
A sudden ague came over her, and she couldn't stop shivering.
Often appears as...
- sudden ague
- chills and ague
Usage tips
Formal
noun
An intense feeling of fear or anxiety.
He woke up in a sweat, the ague of his nightmare still clinging to him.
Often appears as...
- the ague of fear
- ague of distress
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Understand 'ague' was common when malaria was prevalent. Now, it's used more in historical or literary texts.
Reading Victorian novels, one often encounters characters suffering from ague.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Modern Medicine
'Ague' is not used in contemporary medical contexts, but may appear in discussions of past epidemics.
The doctor's journal from the 1800s detailed many cases of ague.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Understand 'ague' was common when malaria was prevalent. Now, it's used more in historical or literary texts.
Reading Victorian novels, one often encounters characters suffering from ague.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Modern Medicine
'Ague' is not used in contemporary medical contexts, but may appear in discussions of past epidemics.
The doctor's journal from the 1800s detailed many cases of ague.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Understand 'ague' was common when malaria was prevalent. Now, it's used more in historical or literary texts.
Reading Victorian novels, one often encounters characters suffering from ague.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Modern Medicine
'Ague' is not used in contemporary medical contexts, but may appear in discussions of past epidemics.
The doctor's journal from the 1800s detailed many cases of ague.
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about well mainly they're talking about ocelots ague teeth and a soft there have been radio-collared and are living somewhere in the forest below me scientists can now monitor the animals they rarely get a glimpse of by remote control
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