quivering

• Anne's eyes were dilated, her lips quivering--all her serenity was gone To-morrow--to-morrow," she murmured, and as with a sudden pain, put her hand to her chest, breathing hard and rapidly. —  Agatha's Husband A Novel
• The short wiry grass was all quivering, and it was plain enough to understand why trees found it so hard to grow where they were exposed to the fury of the sea breezes that blew so many months in the year Step--step--step by step, the wind seeming really to push them back. —  Menhardoc
• The dog was instantly all attention--quivering muzzle, twitching ears, sides heaving, even his abbreviated tail vibrating with delighted anticipation. —  The Corner House Girls at School
• She paused a long moment, quivering, and then relapsed into spent, defeated lassitude,--"and I like it," she added under her breath, looking down at her hands miserably I don't mean to be brutal," he said peaceably. —  Short Stories of Various Types
• "I have conceived quite a horror for the quivering, suspicious-looking lump Then Mr. Stephens' hand was on the bell Thompson," he said to the servant who answered his summons, "you may remove the jellies." —  Three People

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