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quivering — quivering; un·quivering; … English syllables
Quivering — Quiver Quiv er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered} (kw[i^]v [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf. {Quaver}.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. [1913 Webster] The green leaves quiver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quivering — 1. adjective shaking, shivering The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate. 2. noun A motion by which something quivers or trembles. quiverings of the eyelid … Wiktionary
quivering — adj. Quivering is used with these nouns: ↑wreck … Collocations dictionary
quivering — side to side head movements, a sign of courtship in many male fishes, particularly cichlids. The female may or may not respond by doing the same … Dictionary of ichthyology
quivering — Synonyms and related words: aflicker, agitated, ague, all shook up, all overish, anxious, apprehensive, aquiver, aspen, bickering, blinking, bumpiness, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, dance, dancing, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dithers,… … Moby Thesaurus
quivering — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. shuddering, shivering, shaking, quavering, tremulous, fluttering, trembling, vibrating … English dictionary for students
quivering — quiv·er || kwɪvÉ™(r) n. shiver, shudder; case for carrying arrows v. shiver, quake, tremble, shudder … English contemporary dictionary
quivering — adj quivery, quavering, quavery, quaver ous, vibrating, trembling, trembly, tremulous, tremulant, shaking, shaky; quaking, quaky, shuddering, shuddery, shivering, shivery; flickering, flickery, fluttering, fluttery, oscillating, oscillatory,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quivering — noun 1. a shaky motion the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe • Syn: ↑shaking, ↑shakiness, ↑trembling, ↑quiver, ↑vibration, ↑palpitation • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
