quiver
verb (used with or without object)
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
had quivered
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past perfectof quiver.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An autopsy concluded that “ventricular fibrillation” was the cause of death, meaning that Warhol’s heart had quivered and stopped.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2017
One of this country’s most prized attributes, its stiff upper lip in the face of adversity, had quivered nervously throughout the match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2016
It was almost as if it had quivered, though there it was, quite still, poised with a strange energy on those six insect legs.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The dream had been dark wet sand, shifting above water, quicksand with no bottom or top, no edges; it had quivered and heaved in spasms until he choked.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
His colour had not risen at once; but his lower jaw had fallen, and his eyes had glanced furtively round, and his whole frame had quivered.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
