QUIVERING

vibration, quiver, quivering

(noun) the act of vibrating

shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation

(noun) a shaky motion; “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

quivering

shaking, shivering

Verb

quivering

present participle of quiver

Noun

quivering (plural quiverings)

A motion by which something quivers or trembles.

There came at last a silence so complete she could hear the ticking of the clock under the bed, and the snoring of Sophronie's children behind the wall of the girls' bedroom.

Source: Wiktionary

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QUIVER

Quiv"er, a. Etym: [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]

Definition: Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.

Quiv"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] Etym: [Cf. Quaver.]

Definition: To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.

Quiv"er, n.

Definition: The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

Quiv"er, n. Etym: [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohhari quiver, receptacle, G. köcher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.]

Definition: A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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