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- Dictionaryquivering/ˈkwiv(ə)riNG/
adjective
- 1. trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion: "a man with a quivering voice"
noun
- 1. the action of trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion: "to minimize her quivering, she pressed her chin against her chest"
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QUIVERING definition: 1. present participle of quiver 2. to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion: . Learn more.
: the act or action of quivering : tremor. Synonyms. Verb. agitate. bucket. convulse. jerk. jiggle. joggle. jolt. jounce. judder [chiefly British] quake.
Quivering means trembling. If your dog begins quivering with fear whenever someone knocks on your door, he's not much use as a guard dog. When something's shaking gently, like a candle flame shivering slightly in a breeze, you can describe it as quivering.
Synonyms for QUIVERING: trembling, shaking, trembly, shuddering, shaky, shivering, tremulous, quaking; Antonyms of QUIVERING: stable, steady, controlled, firm, settled
3 meanings: 1. to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble 2. the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling a case.... Click for more definitions.
a slight shake, often because of strong emotion: The opening bars of the music sent a quiver of excitement through the crowd. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of quiver from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Quivering definition: trembling or shaking with a slight, rapid motion, or seeming to tremble or shake: The sun climbed higher and movement ceased. See examples of QUIVERING used in a sentence.
Scaredy cats around the globe know that quivering is a trembling, shaking motion. A cold gust of wind might make you quiver, as would an icy glare from the abominable snowman. The verb to quiver means to shudder, wobble, or vibrate, often from fear.
QUIVERING meaning: 1. present participle of quiver 2. to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion: . Learn more.
The earliest known use of the adjective quivering is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for quivering is from before 1547, in a translation by Earl of Surrey, poet and soldier. quivering is formed within English, by derivation.
