aquiver
in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering (usually used predicatively): The bamboo thicket was aquiver with small birds and insects. The exciting news set me aquiver.
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How to use aquiver in a sentence
Through the ravine runs a brook; the tiny pebbles at its bottom are all aquiver through its clear eddies.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevHer situation had been developing beyond anything she had ever dreamed of; she was aquiver as to what might happen next.
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottIt needs, on the Cetonia's abdomen, a yielding support which the bites of the new-born larva will not set aquiver.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreShe drew herself up and seemed frightened; her intent gaze was all aquiver, all aglow with expectation.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan TurgenevSusan was staring at me, wide-eyed, her face aquiver with excitement; two deep spots of color flaming on her thin cheeks.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson Dodd
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