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quiveringly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

While quivering, or as if quivering

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

He stepped quiveringly forward.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English quivering Middle English -ly English -ly English quiveringly From quivering + -ly.

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Inflections and variants

more quiveringly — comparative
most quiveringly — superlative

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Derived: none provided

Related: quaveringly

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