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How to pronounce quivering in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms palpitation, quiver, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration
Type of motion
Has types tremor, tremolo
Derivation quiver
Type Words
Synonyms quiver, vibration
Type of motility, movement, motion, move
Has types tremor, shudder

Examples of quivering

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But his skin-deep arrogance barely conceals a quivering wariness and insecurity.
From the movies.nytimes.com
I can't wait to see you pull'theomorph'to bits, reduce him to a quivering jelly.
From the economist.com
This noise and the quivering of grass stems constantly gave away their position.
From the odt.co.nz
I do tiny ranges of muscle-quivering movements on my arms, tummy, back and legs.
From the nzherald.co.nz
She keeps going, and going, until you're a quivering mass of frustrated hysteria.
From the post-gazette.com
My words broke up sometimes, and my chitchat came across as shaky or quivering.
From the washingtonpost.com
Another time, I passed lawns full of rose myrtles with quivering young flowers.
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Moved on the female reporter as if he were going to devour the quivering girl.
From the nbr.co.nz
Duch, his lips quivering, turned his back on the courtroom, and both men wept.
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More examples
  • Frisson: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
  • Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
  • Flicker: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
  • Shaking: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
  • Case for holding arrows
  • Pulsate: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
  • A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, or darts. It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer's personal preference. Quivers were traditionally made of leather, wood, furs, and other natural materials, but are now often made of metal or plastic.
  • Quiver is the second studio album of the band KTU. Songs from this album first time were performed on festival "Creating the World" in Kazan, Russia.
  • Bow Wow Wow were a 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines. The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".*Ruhlmann, William. "" Allmusic.