quiver
verb (used with or without object)
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
will quiver
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future tenseof quiver.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I wondered if those who have committed to rebuilding will quiver, or have flashbacks, when the first nearby wildfire sends smoke wafting across Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
A properly cooked brisket will quiver like bovine Jell-O.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2019
As they play, the tent will quiver and flex with each jab of a bow or poke of an arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2016
By some estimates the first Chinese blast will quiver the world's microbarographs in about six months; others give 18 months as a more likely figure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The limbs will quiver and move after the soul is gone.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
