quiver
verb (used with or without object)
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
was quivering
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past progressiveof quiver.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And she watched me, my chin was quivering and and she was like, “All right, I guess we’re going to Spokane.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
“I was quivering all over,” she writes in her new book, “What Can I Do?”
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2020
When I did take Mike’s phone call, I was still so upset my voice was quivering when I started to speak.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2019
“His whole face was quivering like when you’re freezing,” Alicia said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2018
You could tell from here her little chin was quivering.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
