quivered
past simple and past participle ofquiver
quiver
verb[I]
uk/ˈkwɪv.ər/us/ˈkwɪv.ɚ/toshakeslightly, often because ofstrongemotion:
Lennie'sbottomlipquivered andtearsstartedin hiseyes.
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
Examplesofquivered
quivered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I'll tell you, that night society sort ofquivered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The old bridge shook, and the newquivered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These stiff and elongated feathers are raised into a fan andquiveredin a display during courtship.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The soundquiveredand faded, and yet it managed to pick up every off camera shoe squeak.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once the female began undulating, the male quickly mounted her with his head, and they bothquiveredin unison while moving 23 cm forward.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His lipsquiveredas the drumroll continued.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For the gray mass quobbed andquivered, and swelled perpetually; and from it, in manifold fission, were spawned the anatomies that crept away on every side through the grotto.
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- worthwhile
- worth-while
- worthwhile cause
- worthwhile contribution
- worthwhile endeavour
- worthwhile goal
- worthwhile objective
- worthy
- worthy cause
- worthy goal
- worthy objective
- worthy opponent
- worth your salt
- worth-your-salt
- worth your while
- worthy recipient
- worthy successor
- wot
- wotcha
- would
- would appreciate
- would-appreciate
- would-be
- would-be
- would-be buyer