单词 | quivery |
释义 | quiveryadj. That quivers; characterized by quivering; tremulous. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing lviii. 197 I thought there was some mischief bruing, for his lips were kind of quivery. 1877 Daily News 11 June 5/5 Like a dreamland that trembles in the quivery air. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. xv. 116 She..hinted of a mood which made Clyde a little quivery and erratic. 1975 L. Gillen Return to Deepwater viii. 152 ‘If you kiss me I'll—I'll scream for help,’ she said in a small and strangely quivery voice. 2006 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 31 Dec. d13 One of those chocolate desserts that are quivery and molten in the centre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833 |
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