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Febrile is an English word with synonyms like feverish or symptom. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Febrile in a sentence

Febrile meaning

  1. Feverish, or having a high temperature.
  2. Involving fever as a symptom or cause.
  3. Full of nervous energy.

Synonyms of Febrile

feverish symptom afebrile

Using Febrile

  • The main meaning on this page is: Feverish, or having a high temperature. | Involving fever as a symptom or cause. | Full of nervous energy.
  • Useful related words include: feverish, symptom, afebrile.
  • In the example corpus, febrile often appears in combinations such as: the febrile, febrile atmosphere, febrile and.

Context around Febrile

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Febrile

  • In this selection, "febrile" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, amid, unusually, less, atmosphere, intensity and scenes stand out and add context to how "febrile" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a less febrile state would and already a febrile atmosphere. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "febrile" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with febrile

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The ones downplaying this are just as unhelpful as the febrile types. (12 words)

If the narrator were in a less febrile state, would he have been able to dismiss it? (17 words)

This partly explains the febrile desire of some party professionals to have Mr Yousaf installed as leader. (17 words)

Shares trickled lower on Monday while the US dollar held near six-week highs as the febrile political mood in France weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited a string of central bank meetings in the region as well as fresh US economic data. (43 words)

Ably partnered by the elegant Sambé, she reproduced her febrile intensity, her strength shrouded in fragility and her famously weightless jumps, though the excerpt could only suggest how affecting and varied she can be in the full ballet. (38 words)

The continued exchanges of rhetorical fire suggest that despite a pledge from both sides to de-escalate the tensions over Second Thomas Shoal in the wake of the June 17 incident, the situation remains febrile and potentially explosive. (38 words)

If the narrator were in a less febrile state, would he have been able to dismiss it? (17 words)

How, for example, do you maintain a two-metre safe space between you and your febrile, yet fearsomely clingy two-year-old? (22 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ably partnered by the elegant Sambé, she reproduced her febrile intensity, her strength shrouded in fragility and her famously weightless jumps, though the excerpt could only suggest how affecting and varied she can be in the full ballet.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin warned that the ongoing wars in have the potential to destabilise 'an already febrile and agitated world'.

Ben Stokes smashed his way to an angry century at Lord’s after Jonny Bairstow was controversially dismissed amid febrile scenes on the final day of the second Ashes Test.

For about 90 minutes either side of lunch on Sunday тАУ from the moment Bairstow was dismissed тАУ LordтАЩs was an unusually febrile place.

If the narrator were in a less febrile state, would he have been able to dismiss it?

There was a febrile atmosphere within Goodison Park after Everton conceded three goals in seven second-half minutes to slump to a dispiriting defeat.

The takeover of one of the largest global banks (Credit Suisse) by its even larger Swiss rival (UBS) marked a febrile weekend in financial markets.

This partly explains the febrile desire of some party professionals to have Mr Yousaf installed as leader.

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A police helicopter circled overhead, and at least one injured officer in riot gear was carried away as the atmosphere turned increasingly febrile.

Contemporary reports from active units at the time showed that this was a febrile and dangerous period.

It was a measured start amid a febrile atmosphere with the taller Adesanya, a former kickboxer, using his longer reach to fend off the aggression of Du Plessis.

Shares trickled lower on Monday while the US dollar held near six-week highs as the febrile political mood in France weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited a string of central bank meetings in the region as well as fresh US economic data.

The continued exchanges of rhetorical fire suggest that despite a pledge from both sides to de-escalate the tensions over Second Thomas Shoal in the wake of the June 17 incident, the situation remains febrile and potentially explosive.

How, for example, do you maintain a two-metre safe space between you and your febrile, yet fearsomely clingy two-year-old?

If the newer number is correct, then a patient with a temperature of, say, 99.3 — well within the “old” normal range — might well be febrile.

The ones downplaying this are just as unhelpful as the febrile types.

We should probably talk about Kara Young and how this woman can fit what feels like a mountain of blood, heart, sinew and febrile emotional response into a frame that can’t stretch past five feet.

At the time Beech started making his false allegations about a VIP paedophile ring operating in, and around, Westminster, there was already a febrile atmosphere.

For Marx, therefore, the long-run sequence of events was exactly the opposite of the orthodox view: mechanization creates febrile prosperity in the short run, but at the cost of long-term degradation.

In this febrile atmosphere, people seem more inclined to uncritically accept information they see that supports their viewpoint and "fake news passed on from person to person" can take on a life of its own.

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Common combinations with febrile

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "febrile" in a sentence?
An example: "Ably partnered by the elegant Sambé, she reproduced her febrile intensity, her strength shrouded in fragility and her famously weightless jumps, though the excerpt could only suggest how affecting and varied she can be in the full ballet." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "febrile" from authentic English texts.
What does "febrile" mean?
Febrile means: Feverish, or having a high temperature.
What are synonyms of "febrile"?
Common synonyms of "febrile" include: feverish, symptom, afebrile.
How many example sentences with "febrile" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "febrile", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.