quivering
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
:
temblor
- "Oh, Wade," she said, her chin quivering, a catch in her voice.
- quivering voice
- quivering lip
- quivering chin
Examples
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In the middle of an electronic snowstorm, a blackish, vaguely human, quivering form appears.
Fiction book (1997) -
She's staring over his shoulder, eyes wide, the Jell-O quivering in her shaking hands.
Fiction book (1993) -
Did all the people around her have that same quivering, she wondered?
Fiction book (2002) -
Then she stepped forward and offered her small, quivering hand.
Fiction book (2002) -
I clipped her back on the leash and held her quivering against my leg.
Fiction book (1992) -
The quivering of the engine only added to the lurching and shuddering of her stomach.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her final quivering breaths form a discordant rhythm with a steady beat.
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His whole body seemed alert, ears pricked, eyes bright, nose quivering, but he seemed relaxed too in a confident, poised way.
Fiction book (1997) -
But beneath the hissing of the yellow senna and the quivering of the needlegrass, a curious geometry emerged from the earth.
Fiction book (1993) -
She stood in the cold, her body in a state of quivering as the icy wind blew around her.
Synonyms
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3.2
A quick movement back and forth that makes something shake
55
1.8
A small quick movement of the body or one of its parts
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1.8
A quick repeated movement back and forth or up and down that makes things tremble
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5.3
A shaking movement of the body or voice you cannot control
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2.7
A small shaking that you feel when you are very afraid or cold
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3.9
A small shaking movement in the voice often caused by fear or excitement
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2.7
A small, quick shaking of the body when you feel afraid or cold
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4.1
An unsteady trembling of the body or voice when you cannot keep them still
A quick, small shaking movement you can see or feel
Antonyms
How Shaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quivering comes from the verb quiver, which means 'to shake' or 'tremble' in a small, quick way. So, when you hear a 'quivering' voice, leaf, or hand, imagine tiny, rapid shakes like a leaf trembling in the wind.