quivery
Prone to trembling
Quivery describes something that quivers—trembling or shaking with small, rapid movements.
A voice might be quivery from emotion or cold.
Hands grow quivery with age or nervousness.
Her lip went all quivery just before she started crying.
The word suggests fragility or instability, a quality of being on the verge of breaking down.
Trembling or unstable
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
wobbling · quavering · faltering · wavering · twitching · fluttering · unsteady · wobbly
Trembling rapidly in place
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- palpitatingBeating rapidly, irregularly
reverberating · humming · thrumming · resonating · quavering · tremolo · vibrato · rippling
shaky
Trembling or unstable
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
quaking · wobbling · quavering · faltering · wavering · twitching · fluttering · unsteady · wobbly · tottering
vibrating
Trembling rapidly in place
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
palpitating · reverberating · humming · thrumming · resonating · quavering · tremolo · vibrato · rippling · undulating
tearful
Prone to weeping
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- vulnerableOpen to attack
delicate · sensitive · shaken · moved · touched · weepy · tremulous · wavering · tender
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- fearfulFull of fright
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
jittery · edgy · tense · worried · panicky · restless · fidgety · agitated · antsy · flustered
quiverystill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · steady · stationary · unmoving · immobile
- lip quiverTrembling of mouth edge
- quivering lip
- arrows in the quiverReady resources for use