quiver
verb (used with or without object)
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
Example Sentences
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As with the couple’s monochromatic videos, the results are quiveringly vital.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
And so she seems to be, illuminating the rich, introverted Boston suffragette at the heart of Henry James’ brilliant novel with fine intelligence and quiveringly passionate fervor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
“Then we translated them back into English and read them aloud. The results were these oddly clarified, quiveringly bizarre mini-gems.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2015
Then one of the church elders cradled his head and slowly, quiveringly, Jet let himself go under. ♦
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
As for a divorced daughter from a intercommunity love marriage—Baby Kochamma chose to remain quiveringly silent on the subject.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
