quivering – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
quiver
v.
shiver, quake, tremble, shudder
quivering
Noun
1. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
(synonym) shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, vibration, palpitation
(hypernym) motion
(hyponym) tremolo
(derivation) quiver, quake, palpitate
2. the act of vibrating
(synonym) vibration, quiver
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) tremor, shudder
Adjective
1. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
(synonym) quaking, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling
(similar) unsteady
quiver
Noun
1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
(synonym) frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
(synonym) shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(hypernym) motion
(hyponym) tremolo
(derivation) quake, palpitate
3. case for holding arrows
(hypernym) case
4. the act of vibrating
(synonym) vibration, quivering
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) tremor, shudder
(derivation) quake, palpitate
Verb
1. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
(synonym) quake, palpitate
(hypernym) tremble
(derivation) vibration, quivering
2. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
(synonym) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter
(hypernym) move back and forth
3. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
(synonym) pulsate, beat
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) pulsate, throb, pulse
quiver
v.
chvět se; třást se
quiver
Czas.
drżeć; trząść się
Quivering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Quiver
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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