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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Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024 -
In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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By monitoring vibration and temperature data from a pump, AI can predict when a bearing is likely to fail, allowing maintenance to be scheduled proactively to avoid a catastrophic breakdown.—
Ed Garibian,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The tangibly evolving style creature that is the men’s style zeitgeist is singing out new vibrations, like Sirens calling with fresh beguiling ideas and contexts that pull us astray from our pre-designated style courses.—
Tom Stubbs,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flashbacks fill us in on the police brutality Bart endured, and an episode in which Ray has a drug freakout is shot with blurry fuzziness and a shaky cam.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.—
Tom Siegfried,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Dec. 2024
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Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Quivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quivering. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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