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quivering

/ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. shaking, shivering · The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate.
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Rachel, her face scarlet with anger, her lips quivering, and her whole slender form trembling from head to foot.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 65 · C1
“‘I was boiling the kettle when I fell asleep, sir.’ He looked at me and then up at the still quivering bell with an ever-growing astonishment upon his face.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 64 · B2
He was quivering with silent laughter.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 18 · C1
The fingers which clutched me were quivering.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 21 · C1

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