aquiver

Examples

• All

• I'm aquiver with anticipation!

  The Hobbit (1977)

• Are your nostrils aquiver and tingling as well #

  Jersey Girl (2004)

• We are all aquiver with curiosity.

  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

• "She's aquiver, Chester," said Sanger.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I'm all aquiver

  That's Entertainment! III (1994)

• Literally, my knees are all aquiver with girlish infatuation.

  Blog text (11)

• I was aquiver with excitement as the concert tickets went on sale.

• She stood aquiver with anticipation before opening the letter.

• The little boy was aquiver with joy when he saw his birthday cake.

Synonyms

S

shaky

vsaquiver

59 2.1

Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness

is specifically a slight emotional trembling tied to excited anticipation

S

shivering

vsaquiver

3 2.2

Trembling a little because of cold, fear, or excitement

is usually from eager excitement or anticipation rather than cold

A

a-flutter

vsaquiver

• Literature

2 8.9

Feeling excited and nervous with your heart beating fast

is expressed more as a slight physical trembling from excitement

F

fluttery

vsaquiver

2 4.9

Feeling nervous and excited with a quick, shaky feeling in the body

is a gentler, steadier slight tremble tied to anticipation

A

atwitter

vsaquiver

• Literature

1 8.9

Feeling excited and nervous while waiting for something

shows a small physical shaking from emotion rather than only agitation

Q

quivery

vsaquiver

1 5.0

Shaking slightly because of strong feelings or weakness

is caused more by excitement or eager anticipation than weakness

T

trembly

vsaquiver

1 4.4

Shaking slightly in the hands and voice because of fear or weakness

is linked especially to excited anticipation rather than fear or weakness

A

atremble

vsaquiver

• Archaic

9.8

Shaking because you feel afraid, excited, or cold

is tied more to excited anticipation than to cold or fear

Q

quavery

vsaquiver

7.7

Shaky in the voice, often showing nervousness or strong feeling

refers to a slight whole-body trembling from excitement or anticipation

Antonyms

S

still

∞ 1.0

Not moving or making a sound

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

How Shaky

to shaking

1.0

trembling

1 2.6

quivering

7 4.4

aquiver

1 9.9

tremulous

4 8.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology