quivering
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or
cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a
quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more";
"quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking
knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light
from the shivering crystals of the chandelier";
"trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {shaking}, {shaky},
{shivering}, {trembling}]
n 1: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver},
{vibration}, {palpitation}]
2: the act of vibrating [syn: {vibration}, {quiver}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0