What is "quivering" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does quivering mean in English? Meaning of quivering definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "quivering" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "quivering": a shaky motion

Noun

  • Meaning: a shaky motion
  • Example: the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
  • Synonyms: palpitation quiver quivering shakiness shaking trembling vibration
  • Hyponyms: tremolo tremor
  • Hypernyms: motion
  • Meaning of "quivering": the act of vibrating

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of vibrating
  • Synonyms: quiver quivering vibration
  • Hyponyms: shudder tremor
  • Hypernyms: motility motion move movement
  • Adjective: shaking, shivering The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate. 1853, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Tom Taylor (editor), The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon, You envied me in all my great successes — Jerusalem, Lazarus, Mock Election, pupils, drawings, lectures ; and at all times tried to prove they were not successes, with a pale face and quivering lip — more pale and more quivering than usual.1853, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Tom Taylor (editor), The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon, You envied me in all my great successes — Jerusalem, Lazarus, Mock Election, pupils, drawings, lectures ; and at all times tried to prove they were not successes, with a pale face and quivering lip — more pale and more quivering than usual.
  • Synonyms:

    shaking, jittery, jumpy, shaky, tremulous, shivering, trembling, fluttering, vibrating, quavering,

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