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quivery — Ⅰ. quiver [1] ► VERB ▪ shake or vibrate with a slight rapid motion. ► NOUN ▪ a quivering movement or sound. DERIVATIVES quivery adjective. ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «nimble, quick». Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
quivery — adjective quivering or aquiver … Wiktionary
quivery — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by or affected with tremors: aquiver, quaky, shaky, shivery, tremulant, tremulous, twittery. See REPETITION … English dictionary for students
quivery — adj. trembling, shaking, shivering, quaking … English contemporary dictionary
quivery — quiv·ery … English syllables
quivery — ˈkwiv(ə)rē, ri adjective : that quivers : trembling * * * quivˈery adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑quiver … Useful english dictionary
shaky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trembling, wavering, unsteady; insecure, unstable. See agitation, oscillation, fear, uncertainty. Ant., steady, secure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not firm] Syn. quivery, trembling, jellylike, all a … English dictionary for students
shaky — adjective 1) shaky legs Syn: trembling, shaking, tremulous, quivering, quivery, unsteady, wobbly, weak; tottering, tottery, teetering, doddery; informal trembly Ant: steady 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
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Wagon-wheel effect — The wagon wheel effect (alternatively, or stagecoach wheel effect, stroboscopic effect) is an optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation. The wheel can appear to rotate more slowly than the true… … Wikipedia
