adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
activity
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The next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity .
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There were no longer seasonal periods of slack and recovery to offset the periods of feverish activity .
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A lorry similar to theirs was parked by the roadside and on the site there was feverish activity .
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And in the midst of all this feverish activity -- the fast-drying acrylics force him to work quickly -- a picture emerges.
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Winter is a necessary counterpart to summer, to concentrate and rest after the months of feverish activity .
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He could see the golf-club trolley and the feverish activity round it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.
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Hannah looked weak and feverish and we decided to call the doctor.
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He said he felt feverish and complained of pains in his chest.
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Parents comforted their feverish , aching children.
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The pace slowed after two days of feverish activity.
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The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He felt at once feverish , at once chilled, but he was in motion, moving quite apart from any decision within himself.
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I kissed her face, which was moist and feverish .
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She felt feverish and was aware she was muttering.
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So many sickly and feverish people were wandering about, some of them half-maimed, some burned from explosions.
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The burning midday sun roused him from a feverish sleep.
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The land, relentlessly monotone in all but a few summer weeks of feverish flowering, is almost uninhabited.
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Winter is a necessary counterpart to summer, to concentrate and rest after the months of feverish activity.