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    quivering
    /ˈkwɪv(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion: "a man with a quivering voice"

    noun

    • 1. the action of trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion: "to minimize her quivering, she pressed her chin against her chest"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › quiveringQUIVERING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    trembling or shaking with a slight, rapid motion, or seeming to tremble or shake: The sun climbed higher and movement ceased: over the whole summit, figures lay still in the quivering heat. Forty hertz is really fast, like the quivering light from a faulty fluorescent bulb.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUIVERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    QUIVERING definition: 1. present participle of quiver 2. to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion: . Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUIVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a slight shake, often because of strong emotion: The opening bars of the music sent a quiver of excitement through the crowd. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of quiver from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quiverQuiver Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a case for carrying or holding arrows. 2. : the arrows in a quiver. quiver. 2 of 3. verb. quivered; quivering ˈkwi-və-riŋ. ˈkwiv-riŋ. intransitive verb. : to shake or move with a slight trembling motion. quiveringly adverb. 3 of 3. noun (2) : the act or action of quivering : tremor. Synonyms. Verb. agitate. bucket. convulse. jerk.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quiveringQuivering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Quivering means trembling. If your dog begins quivering with fear whenever someone knocks on your door, he's not much use as a guard dog. When something's shaking gently, like a candle flame shivering slightly in a breeze, you can describe it as quivering.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUIVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone or their voice is quivering with an emotion such as rage or excitement, you mean that they are strongly affected by this emotion and show it in their appearance or voice.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › quiveringQuivering - definition of quivering by The Free Dictionary

    Define quivering. quivering synonyms, quivering pronunciation, quivering translation, English dictionary definition of quivering. intr.v. quiv·ered , quiv·er·ing , quiv·ers 1. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. 2. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › quiverQUIVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    1. / ˈkwɪvə / noun. a case for arrows. quiver. 2. / ˈkwɪvə / verb. intr to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble. noun. the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈquivery, adjective. ˈquivering, adjective. ˈquiveringly, adverb. ˈquiverer, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. quiv·er·er noun.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishquiver verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of quiver verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › quiveringQUIVERING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for QUIVERING: trembling, shaking, trembly, shuddering, shaky, shivering, tremulous, quaking; Antonyms of QUIVERING: stable, steady, controlled, firm, settled