as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
our quivering dog tried to hide under the bed during the thunderstorm
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as in twitching
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
the kids were fascinated by the quivering of the jellyfish and kept poking it to see it wiggle
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as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
aspen leaves quivering in the breeze
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quivering
Noun
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Still, the cluster exhibited a subtle trembling motion while it was held in place.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Weak to light shaking was detected, and people in multiple cities - such as Huntington Beach, Winchester, Menifee and Sun City - reported feeling the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Homes of political party members and state buildings were ransacked or set ablaze, shaking investor confidence in the Southeast Asian economy and triggering a steep selloff on its stocks and currency markets on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2020
Verb
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The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The shuddering horror of the Coldplay couple.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dust clung to his skin and Olbinski’s shaky hands before the storm even arrived.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But that will be despite a really shaky offensive line — and Cincy’s defense might be as bad as Joe Cool is good.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The closer or farther apart the strings, the different the vibration.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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This high-tech watch is made for the outdoors, with a titanium casing, IP68 water and dust resistance, MIL-STD-810H hardening for temperature, shock and vibration, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The story follows a Jewish family across five generations, from childhood to adulthood, blending laughs and tear-jerking moments, just like in Bob-Waksberg’s other shows.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tear-jerking purple prose designed to make a Baby Boomer nostalgic and sad.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rodríguez’s phone is vibrating, shaking the bottle and glasses, though the chicharrones don’t move.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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This zoo of proposals all introduce new effects outside the horizon that should change how a vibrating black hole emits gravitational waves.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Quivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quivering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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