quiveringly
/ˈkwɪvərɪŋli/
adverb
- In a way that involves slight, rapid shaking or trembling, usually due to strong emotion, cold, or weakness.
- She held out her hand quiveringly as she prepared to give her speech.
- He spoke quiveringly, his voice breaking with emotion as he thanked the crowd.
- The old man walked quiveringly across the icy sidewalk, leaning on his cane.
- In a way that suggests instability or a lack of firmness, as if about to collapse or fail.
- The tower stood quiveringly after the earthquake, threatening to fall at any moment.
- Her confidence wavered quiveringly as she faced the difficult exam.
- The bridge swayed quiveringly in the strong wind, making drivers nervous.
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