Word

quiver, v.
(quivered, quivering, quivers)
freq. cnt. 9

shake with fast, tremulous movements
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

palpitate quake quiver

sample sentences

"His nostrils palpitated"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quiver quivering quiver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quaker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

palpitant palpitation

semantic pointers

hypernym

tremble

move back and forth very rapidly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flicker flitter flutter quiver waver

sample sentences

"the candle flickered"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

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Something is ----ing PP

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Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

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Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flicker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter fluttering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver

semantic pointers

hypernym

move back and forth

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
<verb.motion>

beat pulsate quiver

sample sentences

"the city pulsated with music and excitement"

verb frames

Something ----s

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semantic pointers

hypernym

move

verb group

throb, pulsate, pulse