Quivered

Examples

• That bloodless lip quivered to a temporary spasm. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The broad brown face of it heaved slowly, and then dimpled and quivered all over. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Mr. Jingle's face gradually relaxed; and something distantly resembling a wink quivered for an instant in his left eye. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Indignation quivered on her lip; but it was quelled by the secret voice which warned her that she must not quarrel with him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Her eyes were round and wondering, bewildered, her mouth quivered slightly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But, sir, when I quivered my eyes again, and saw that it wasn't there, then it all flooded upon me with a fright, and I jumped up. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Her arms quivered and were strong, immeasurably and irresistibly strong. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• No; moonlight was still, and this stirred; while I gazed, it glided up to the ceiling and quivered over my head. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Dobbin quivered, and gathered himself up in his narrow old clothes. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mrs. Yeobright saw the creature, and the creature saw her--she quivered throughout, and averted her eyes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Two or three lamps were rained out and blown out; so, both saw the lightning to advantage as it quivered and zigzagged on the iron tracks. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The mother quivered as she lay in Margaret's arms. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He tried to set his lips so as to prevent their quivering, but they quivered fast. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He trembled very much though; for, even in his terror, Oliver could see that the knife quivered in the air. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Marianne's lips quivered, and she repeated the word Selfish? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Something like a sneer quivered over the gaunt features of the old professor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Dorothea's lip quivered. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Gudrun quivered at the sight of the wrapped up paw. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Her eyelids quivered, her lips coloured and trembled. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• She quivered with indignation at the account of the conduct of the miserable Rawdon and the unprincipled Steyne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The dark circles deepened, the lips quivered and contracted, and she became insensible once more. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• God bless my soul, yes, Jos said, wagging his head, so that his cheeks quivered like jellies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She did not cry--she only quivered up her breath, 'My heart's drained dry o' tears,' she said. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But he could not help looking at her, and he saw a sigh tremble over her body, as if she quivered in some unwonted chill. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Ryder quivered with emotion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The very dust was scorched brown, and something quivered in the atmosphere as if the air itself were panting. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The good old lady heard this, for her lip quivered as her son said it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Suddenly Caroline was troubled; her lip quivered. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her mockery quivered through his muscles with curious re-echoes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• They rose expectant: eye and ear waited while the flesh quivered on my bones. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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