Quakingly

Quakingly
Quakingly Quak"ing*ly, adv. In a quaking manner; fearfully. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

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  • quakingly — adverb In a quaking fashion, especially with fear. He reads out the name of the boy, who rises respectfully and quakingly to his feet …   Wiktionary

  • quakingly — adj. tremblingly, while shuddering, shiveringly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quakingly — quak·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • quakingly — adverb see quaking …   Useful english dictionary

  • quake — quakingly, adv. /kwayk/, v., quaked, quaking, n. v.i. 1. (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking. 2. (of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock,… …   Universalium

  • fitfully — Synonyms and related words: at haphazard, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, capriciously, carelessly, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • jerkily — Synonyms and related words: at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by snatches, capriciously, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously, eccentrically, erratically, fitfully, flutteringly, haltingly, in… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • spasmodically — Synonyms and related words: at haphazard, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by snatches, capriciously, carelessly, chaotically, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • with bated breath — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, anticipatingly, anticipatively, anticipatorily, anxious, apprehensive, apprehensively, aside, bashfully, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, behind the veil, between the teeth, covertly, diffidently,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • quiveringly — adv. shiveringly, shakingly, tremblingly, quakingly …   English contemporary dictionary

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