quiver

[US]/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkwɪvər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to tremble or shake slightly
vt. to cause to shake
n. a slight trembling movement; a tremor

Phrases & Collocations

quiver of excitement

quiver in anticipation

quiver of nervousness

quiver with

Example Sentences

He is quivering with anger.

Bertha's voice quivered with indignation.

Meredith felt a quiver of fear.

The butterfly quivers its wings.

quivering dread was settling in her bosom.

The leaves quivered with the breeze.

The bridge quivered as the truck crossed it.

The bird quivered its wings.

The blades of grass quivered in the wind.

the bird runs along in a zigzag path, quivering its wings.

Can you feel a quiver of her hands?

The chinless man obeyed.His large pouchy cheeks were quivering uncontrollably.

And this ten-thousandfold cosmos shivered &quivered &quaked,

A network of ripples quivered momentarily across the surface of the still pool.

The patient's heart continued to beat strongly. Topalpitate is to pulsate with excessive rapidity and often arrhythmically, as a malfunctioning heart might; the term may also denote a trembling, shaking, or quivering movement:

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