quivering
Example Sentences
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That humming and quivering broke away the last little pieces of my rock-hard heart that I didn’t even know were still there, and tears came out of my eyes, but I wasn’t crying.
From Literature
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"Cathy and Heathcliff's passions vibrate through their dress, their surroundings, and everything else within reach, and you leave the cinema quivering on their own private frequency."
From BBC
Jonathan turned his head enough to peer out; he saw the redwood branches quivering from the impact.
From Literature
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Day and night, it guided a long, narrow piece of paper moving faithfully underneath a quivering black pen.
From Literature
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“I feel like if I would have stayed home, it would have gone worse for me,” she said, her lip quivering.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.