- present participle of quiver.
quivering
Example Sentences
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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
“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
Elsewhere, a cabinet never stops quivering as we wait for its door to swing open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
He paused to step over a log, the lantern casting quivering shadows across the dirt.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
