Synonyms for aquiver
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-kwiv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkwɪv ər |
Définition of aquiver
Origin :- 1864, from a- (1) + quiver (v.).
- adj tremulous
- Besides, his late contact with Tessibel Skinner had left him aquiver.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- The entire audience was aquiver with suspense, keen to the point of anguish.
- Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau
- The marchesa entered all aquiver: she had thoughts of witchcraft.
- Extract from : « The Law Inevitable » by Louis Couperus
- The next day, he finds the boy all aquiver and covered with pimples.
- Extract from : « Contemporary Russian Novelists » by Serge Persky
- Her heart seemed beating in her throat, and every fibre of her being was aquiver.
- Extract from : « Marriage » by H. G. Wells
- Their great muscles were aquiver with the eager spirit which is bred of the wild.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Twilight » by Ridgwell Cullum
- And precisely three minutes later I was standing up, leaning forward, all aquiver, watching my line fly off the reel.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Frightened she must have been, for when she reached him she was all aquiver and her voice hung dead in her throat.
- Extract from : « The Hills of Refuge » by Will N. Harben
- Her situation had been developing beyond anything she had ever dreamed of; she was aquiver as to what might happen next.
- Extract from : « Children of the Whirlwind » by Leroy Scott
- Little nervous chills set them aquiver, their hands were cold, their faces throbbing hot.
- Extract from : « Prudence Says So » by Ethel Hueston
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