quivering

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Through evocative descriptions—the skylark’s trill “hovering in the quivering air,” or the sun rising over a “silvery, dew-thick cow meadow”—Ms. Haynes invites us to take part in the daily rhythms of our natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Be fretful, be anxious, be a quivering wreck about what might be in America, but keep perspective, too.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“I feel like if I would have stayed home, it would have gone worse for me,” she said, her lip quivering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

“Homeland” co-developer Howard Gordon serves as this show’s showrunner, and he’s amply familiar with Danes’ preternatural ability to break out an anxiety-squinched expression and quivering lower lip precisely when the action calls for them.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

After most of the snow had melted, there were stretches of mudholes and quivering ground that shook and bounced the sled.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell