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
Example sentences :
  • 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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