ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Quivering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Quivering is an adjective meaning shaking, shivering.

Meaning

shaking, shivering.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of quiver
  2. A motion by which something quivers or trembles.

Example Sentences

quiverings of the eyelid
The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate.
And now the lion lunged suddenly to earth and with a few spasmodic quiverings lay still.
The quiverings of incipient harmony were hushed, and the divine sat in speechless and almost terrified astonishment, while she undid the door, and stood up in the sacred desk from which his maledictions had just been thundered.

Word Forms

Synonyms for quivering

Depending on context, synonyms include tremor, quiver, unsteady, shaky, quaking, vibration.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tremor, quaking, shivering, shaky, shaking, shakiness.

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