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Definition: QUIVERED |
QUIVEREDAdjective1. Sheathed, as in a quiver. 2. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver. Imperative & past participle1. Of Quiver |
Date "QUIVERED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Crosswords: QUIVERED |
| English words defined with "QUIVERED": audaciously ♦ elfin ♦ fey. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | All night the Liberta quivered under the feet of Cammarillo's fighting men. They swarmed up the sides and spread themselves over the decks, the cabins, the saloon and the rigging. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Her long, fair eyelashes, the only beauty left to her of her maidenhood and youth, quivered as they lay closed upon her cheek. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | But though the tears scalded his eyes and his limbs quivered with pain and fright he held back the hot tears and the cry that scalded his throat. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Then she turned to Ma and nodded quickly, and her lips jiggled and her jowls quivered. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "QUIVERED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 85.06% of the time. "QUIVERED" is used about 87 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 85.06% | 74 | 38,813 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 13.79% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.15% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 87 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "QUIVERED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 颤抖 (Quaked, Quaking, Quiver, Quivering, shiver). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | gezittert (shaken, trembled), bebte (quaked). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | iveredquay устромлений у сагайдак, з сагайдаком. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Habakkuk Chapter 3, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Efulaxamhn kai eptohqh h koilia mou apo fwnhV proseuchV ceilewn mou kai eishlqen tromoV eiV ta osta mou kai upokatwqen mou etaracqh h exiV mou anapausomai en hmera qliyewV tou anabhnai eiV laon paroikiaV mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Audivi et conturbatus est venter meus ad vocem contremuerunt labia mea ingrediatur putredo in ossibus meis et subter me scateat ut requiescam in die tribulationis ut ascendam ad populum accinctum nostrum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Y herde, and my wombe is to gydre trublid; of the voice my lippis trembleden to gydre. Rott entre in to my boonys, and boyle, or sprynge, vndir me; and Y shal reste ayein in the day of tribulacioun, and Y shal stey vp to oure peple girde to gydre. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up to the people, he will invade them with his troops. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Habakkuk Chapter 3, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Nakabati ako, ug mikurog ang akong lawas, Nangurog ang akong mga ngabil sa tingog; Misulod sa akong kabukogan ang kadunotan, ug mikurog ako sa akong himutangan; Kay sa hilum kinahanglan maga-hulat ako sa adlaw sa kasamok, Alang sa pag-abut sa katawohan nga mosulong kanamo. |
| Croatian | Èuo sam! Sva se moja utroba trese, podrhtavaju mi usne na taj zvuk, trulež prodire u kosti moje, noge klecaju poda mnom. Poèinut æu kada dan tjeskobni svane narodu što nas sad napada. |
| Danish | Jeg hørte det; da bæved min Krop, ved Braget skjalv mine Læber; Edder for i mine Ben, og under mig vakled mine Skridt. Jeg bier på Trængselens Dag over Folket, som volder os Krig. |
| Dutch | Als ik het hoorde, zo werd mijn buik beroerd; voor de stem hebben mijn lippen gebeefd; verrotting kwam in mijn gebeente, en ik werd beroerd in mijn plaats. Zekerlijk, ik zal rusten ten dage der benauwdheid, als hij optrekken zal tegen het volk, dat hij het met benden aanvalle. |
| Finnish | Minä kuulin tämän, ja minun ruumiini vapisee, minun huuleni värisevät huudosta, mätä menee minun luihini, minä seison paikallani ja tutisen, kun minun täytyy hiljaa odottaa ahdistuksen päivää, jolloin kansan kimppuun käy hyökkääjä. |
| German | Weil ich solches hörte, bebt mein Leib, meine Lippen zittern von dem Geschrei; Eiter geht in meine Gebeine, und meine Kniee beben, dieweil ich ruhig harren muß bis auf die Zeit der Trübsal, da wir hinaufziehen zum Volk, das uns bestreitet. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mendengar itu, hatiku gentar dan bibirku bergetar. Aku menjadi lemah tanpa kekuatan, kakiku tersandung, di mana pun aku berjalan. Aku akan menunggu dengan tenang hukuman Allah atas para penyerang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila ia itu kudengar maka berdebarlah hatiku, akan bunyi suara itu gemetarlah bibir mulutku, dan lemahlah segala tulang-tulangku dan berantuklah lututku. Tetapi sekarang senanglah aku pada hari kepicikan, karena Iapun akan berangkat melawan bangsa yang sudah menempuh kepada kami dengan gagahnya. |
| Maori | ¶ I toku rongonga, wiri ana toku kopu, oraora ana oku ngutu i te reo: ngoto ana te pirau ki roto ki oku whenua, a wiri ana ahau i toku wahi; he mea ia e whai okiokinga ai ahau i te ra o te raru, i te haerenga ake ki te iwi e kokiri ana mai ki a ia me ana kaieke hoiho. |
| Portuguese | Ouvindo-o eu, o meu ventre se comove, ao seu ruído tremem os meus lábios; entra a podridão nos meus ossos, vacilam os meus passos; em silêncio, pois, aguardarei o dia da angústia que há de vir sobre o povo |
| Rumanian | Cknd am auzit... lucrul acesta, mi s`a cutremurat trupul; la vestea aceasta, mi se knfioarq buzele, kmi intrq putrezirea kn oase, wi-mi tremurq genunchii. Cqci aw putea oare awtepta kn tqcere ziua necazului, ziua cknd asupritorul va merge kmpotriva poporului? |
| Russian | с ХУМЩЫБМ, Й ЧПУФТЕ ЕФБМБ ЧОХФТЕООПУФШ НПС; ТЙ ЧЕУФЙ П УЕН ЪБ"ТПЦБМЙ ЗХ'Щ НПЙ, 'ПМШ ТПОЙЛМБ Ч ЛПУФЙ НПЙ, Й ЛПМЕ'МЕФУС НЕУФП П"П НОПА; Б С "ПМЦЕО 'ЩФШ У ПЛПЕО Ч "ЕОШ 'Е"УФЧЙС, ЛПЗ"Б ТЙ"ЕФ ОБ ОБТП" НПК ЗТБ'ЙФЕМШ ЕЗП. |
| Swedish | Jag hör det och darrar i mitt innersta, vid dånet skälva mina läppar; maktlöshet griper benen i min kropp, jag darrar på platsen där jag står. Ty jag maste ju stilla uthärda nödens tid, medan det kommer, som skall tränga folket. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"QUIVERED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kivered, quakered, Quevado, quieren, quitered, quiverer, quivero, quiverred. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-q-r-u-v" | |
-1 letter: queried. | |
-2 letters: derive, quired, quiver, reived, ureide. | |
-3 letters: diver, drive, eider, equid, queer, quire, reive, revue, rived. | |
-4 letters: deer, dere, dire, dive, dree, dure, eide, ever, ired, quid, rede, reed, ride, rive, rude, rued, veer, vide, vied, vier. | |
-5 letters: dee, dev, die, due, dui, ere, eve, ire, red, ree, rei, rev, rid, rue, urd, vee. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-q-r-u-v" | |
+4 letters: overequipped. | |
+5 letters: overqualified. | |
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