Definition of quivering

"quivering" in the noun sense

1. shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation

a shaky motion

"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

2. vibration, quiver, quivering

the act of vibrating

"quivering" in the verb sense

1. quiver, quake, palpitate

shake with fast, tremulous movements

"His nostrils palpitated"

2. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

move back and forth very rapidly

"the candle flickered"

3. pulsate, beat, quiver

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

"the city pulsated with music and excitement"

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Quotations for quivering

Responds -- as if with unseen wings,
An angel touched its quivering strings;
And whispers, in its song,
Where hast thou stayed so long? [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Endymion ]

In genial spring, beneath the quivering shade,
Where cooling vapors breathe along the mead,
The patient fisher takes his silent stand.
Intent, his angle trembling in his hand;
With looks unmoved, he hopes the scaly breed.
And eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. [ Pope ]

See the enfranchised bird, who wildly springs,
With a keen sparkle in his glowing eye
And a strong effort in his quivering wings,
Up to the blue vault of the happy sky. [ Mrs. Norton ]

The eastern hanging crescent climbeth higher;
See, purple on the azure softly steals.
And Morning, faintly touched with quivering fire
Leans on the frosty summits of the hills,
Like a young girl over her hoary sire. [ Roscoe ]

Poplars and alders ever quivering played, and nodding cypress formed a fragrant shade. [ Pope ]

The quivering flesh, though torture-torn, may live, but souls, once deeply wounded, heal no more. [ Ebenezer Elliott ]

Wine maketh the hand quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things. [ Pliny ]

quivering in Scrabble®

The word quivering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters quivering:

QUIVERING
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

inquire, quiring

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word quivering

QUIVERING
(234)
QUIVERING
(207)
QUIVERING
(156)
QUIVERING
(138)
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(102)
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(92)
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QUIVERING
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QUIVERING
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QUIVERING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In quivering

QUIVERING
(234)
QUIVERING
(207)
QUIVERING
(156)
QUIVERING
(138)
QUIRING
(131 = 81 + 50)
INQUIRE
(128 = 78 + 50)
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(122 = 72 + 50)
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(118 = 68 + 50)
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(114 = 64 + 50)
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(107 = 57 + 50)
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(106 = 56 + 50)
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QUIRING
(104 = 54 + 50)
QUIRING
(104 = 54 + 50)
QUIRING
(104 = 54 + 50)
QUIRING
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QUIRING
(104 = 54 + 50)
INQUIRE
(104 = 54 + 50)
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(104 = 54 + 50)
QUIRING
(104 = 54 + 50)
INQUIRE
(102 = 52 + 50)
QUIVERING
(102)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
QUIRING
(101 = 51 + 50)
INQUIRE
(98 = 48 + 50)
QUIVERING
(92)
QUIRING
(90 = 40 + 50)
QUIRING
(89 = 39 + 50)
QUIVERING
(88)
INQUIRE
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIVERING
(88)
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(88)
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(88)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
QUIRING
(88 = 38 + 50)
INQUIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
INQUIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
QUIRING
(86 = 36 + 50)
QUIRING
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
QUIRING
(86 = 36 + 50)
QUIRING
(84 = 34 + 50)
INQUIRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
QUIRING
(84 = 34 + 50)
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(84 = 34 + 50)
QUIVER
(84)
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(84 = 34 + 50)
INQUIRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
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(84 = 34 + 50)
QUIRING
(84 = 34 + 50)
INQUIRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
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QUIRING
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INQUIRE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INQUIRE
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QUIVER
(76)
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(73 = 23 + 50)
QUIRE
(72)
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(71 = 21 + 50)
QUIRING
(70 = 20 + 50)
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INQUIRE
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(69 = 19 + 50)
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(69)
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QUIRING
(69 = 19 + 50)
QUIVERING
(69)
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(69 = 19 + 50)
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(69)
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(69 = 19 + 50)
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(69)
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(68)
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QUIRE
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(68 = 18 + 50)
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(68 = 18 + 50)
INQUIRE
(68 = 18 + 50)
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(68 = 18 + 50)
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(67 = 17 + 50)
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(66)
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(66)
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(60)
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(57)
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(30)
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GIVER
(30)
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(30)

quivering in Words With Friends™

The word quivering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 26

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters quivering:

QUIVERING
(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

inquire, quiring

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word quivering

QUIVERING
(342)
QUIVERING
(216)
QUIVERING
(168)
QUIVERING
(144)
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(144)
QUIVERING
(120)
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(116)
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(112)
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(112)
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(104)
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(96)
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(30)
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(29)
QUIVERING
(29)
QUIVERING
(27)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In quivering

QUIVERING
(342)
QUIVERING
(216)
QUIVERING
(168)
QUIRING
(161 = 126 + 35)
INQUIRE
(155 = 120 + 35)
QUIRING
(155 = 120 + 35)
QUIVERING
(144)
QUIVERING
(144)
QUIVER
(126)
QUIVER
(120)
QUIVERING
(120)
QUIRING
(119 = 84 + 35)
QUIVERING
(116)
QUIRING
(115 = 80 + 35)
QUIRING
(115 = 80 + 35)
QUIRING
(115 = 80 + 35)
QUIRING
(115 = 80 + 35)
INQUIRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
QUIRING
(113 = 78 + 35)
QUIRING
(113 = 78 + 35)
QUIRING
(113 = 78 + 35)
QUIVERING
(112)
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(112)
INQUIRE
(111 = 76 + 35)
INQUIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
INQUIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
QUIRING
(107 = 72 + 35)
INQUIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
INQUIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
QUIRING
(107 = 72 + 35)
QUIRE
(105)
QUIN
(105)
QUIVERING
(104)
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(104)
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(104)
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(102)
INQUIRE
(101 = 66 + 35)
INQUIRE
(101 = 66 + 35)
QUIRING
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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QUIVER
(96)
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(96)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
QUIRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
INQUIRE
(91 = 56 + 35)
QUIVERING
(90)
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(90)
QUIVER
(90)
QUIRING
(87 = 52 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(81 = 46 + 35)
QUIVER
(80)
QUIVER
(80)
QUIVER
(80)
QUIRING
(79 = 44 + 35)
QUIRING
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INQUIRE
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RIVING
(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
INQUIRE
(75 = 40 + 35)
VIRGIN
(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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QUIVER
(72)
QUIVERING
(72)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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QUIRE
(70)
VIRGIN
(69)
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(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
VIRGIN
(69)
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(68)
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(68 = 33 + 35)
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(66 = 31 + 35)
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(66)
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(66)
QUIVER
(66)
QUIRING
(66 = 31 + 35)
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INQUIRE
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RIVING
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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INQUIRE
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(62 = 27 + 35)
QUIVER
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
QUIVER
(60)
QUIRE
(60)
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QUIN
(57)
QUIRE
(57)
QUIRING
(57 = 22 + 35)
INQUIRE
(57 = 22 + 35)
INQUIRE
(57 = 22 + 35)
VIRGIN
(57)
QUIRING
(57 = 22 + 35)
VEIN
(57)
VINE
(57)
RIVING
(57)
QUIRING
(57 = 22 + 35)
QUIRING
(57 = 22 + 35)
INQUIRE
(57 = 22 + 35)
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(56 = 21 + 35)
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QUIRING
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(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
GIVEN
(54)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(52)
RIVING
(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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QUIRE
(51)
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(51)
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(50)
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(50)
QUIN
(50)
GIVEN
(48)
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(48)
QUIVER
(48)
GIVE
(48)
QUIVERING
(47)
VIRGIN
(46)
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QUIRE
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VIRGIN
(45)

Words within the letters of quivering

2 letter words in quivering (6 words)

3 letter words in quivering (13 words)

4 letter words in quivering (14 words)

5 letter words in quivering (10 words)

6 letter words in quivering (3 words)

7 letter words in quivering (2 words)

9 letter words in quivering (1 word)

quivering + 1 blank (1 word)

quivering + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence quivering

Words that start with quivering (3 words)

Words with quivering in them (1 word)

Words that end with quivering (1 word)

Word Growth involving quivering

Shorter words in quivering

quiver

in ring

Longer words containing quivering

quiveringly

quiverings