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quivered

verb

past tense of quiver

as in shook

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements aspen leaves quivering in the breeze

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Recent Examples of quivered Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Her papers quivered in her hand. — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Within minutes, revellers were gasping for breath; their nostrils quivered, their lips turned blue. — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026 The muscles on the haunches of the poor animal quivered and jerked from the exertion. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025

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Messick laughed, shook his head and pleaded for the nickname to meet a quick demise.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Neighbors said the blast shook homes as far as two blocks away.

— Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

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