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ague

[ey-gyoo] / ˈeɪ gyu /
NOUN
shivering
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The party agues a new body is needed "after years of delays and ineffective measures" from the government.

From BBC

In fact, the wise shun all the cities once inhabited by “the ancients” because the ruins bring on ague and fever.

From Washington Post

Countryside Alliance head of policy Sarah Lee says tougher sentences are needed, while Keep Britain Tidy agues local authorities must be better resourced to deal with it.

From BBC

In her book, Wilder described the family as having “fever ‘n’ ague.”

From Washington Times

In Ulrich’s telling, mid-19th-century Mormon women spent most of their time giving birth; tending to children; surviving bouts of malaria, ague and typhus; and watching in agony as their children succumbed to similar diseases.

From New York Times