quivering C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/ UK /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion She steadied her quivering hands before the interview. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · trembling or shaking with a... tremblingshakingshiveringquakingshudderingvibratingpalpitating ↔ Opposites stillsteadymotionless Word family Forms quiveringly Related forms quiverquaver Etymology AI details From quiver + -ing; quiver ('to tremble') is probably imitative or a variant of quaver, perhaps related to Middle English quaveren and ultimately of Germanic origin. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # quivering **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion ## Examples - She steadied her quivering hands before the interview. ## Synonyms - trembling - shaking - shivering - quaking - shuddering - vibrating - palpitating ## Antonyms - still - steady - motionless ## Related Forms - quiver - quaver ## Etymology From quiver + -ing; quiver ('to tremble') is probably imitative or a variant of quaver, perhaps related to Middle English quaveren and ultimately of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Quivering comes from quiver + -ing; quiver ('to tremble') is probably imitative or a variant of quaver, perhaps related to Middle English quaveren and ultimately of Germanic origin. Older glosses in the chain include "to tremble", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, quivering is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and imitative formation, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion". related forms include quiver and quaver. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown