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  • 21trembling — I noun a shaky motion (Freq. 1) the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe • Syn: ↑shaking, ↑shakiness, ↑quiver, ↑quivering, ↑vibration, ↑palpitation …

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  • 22Quiver — Quiv er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered} (kw[i^]v [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf. {Quaver}.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. [1913 Webster] The green leaves quiver with… …

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  • 23Quivered — Quiver Quiv er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered} (kw[i^]v [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf. {Quaver}.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. [1913 Webster] The green leaves quiver… …

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  • 24quiver — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French quivre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari Date: 14th century 1. a case for carrying or holding arrows 2. the arrows in a quiver II. intransitive verb …

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  • 26Sjón — is the pen name of Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born August 27, 1962). His pen name is formed from his given name (Sigurjón), and means Sight .Sjón is an Icelandic author and a poet. He was awarded the The Nordic Council s Literature Prize in 2005 …

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  • 27Midewiwin — Midew preparing herbal medicine. The Midewiwin (also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) or the Grand Medicine Society is a secretive religion of the aboriginal groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its… …

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  • 28Lemon tetra — Taxobox name = Lemon Tetra image width = 250px image caption = a lemon tetra regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Characiformes familia = Characidae subfamilia = incertae sedis genus = Hyphessobrycon species = H.… …

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  • 29trepidation — /trep i day sheuhn/, n. 1. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation. 2. trembling or quivering movement; tremor. [1595 1605; < L trepidation (s. of trepidatio), equiv. to trepidat(us) (ptp. of trepidare to hurry, alarm; see TREPID, ATE1) …

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  • 30quiveringly — adverb While quivering, or as if quivering He stepped quiveringly forward …

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