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The land is folded and twisted and broken on such a scale that it makes your brain quiver and sing in your skull just trying to comprehend what it is looking at.Das Land ist in solchem Maße gefaltet und verdreht und zerbrochen, daß einem das Gehirn beim Versuch, wenigstens ansatzweise zu begreifen, was es sich da gerade ansieht, im Kopf zu zittern und zu singen beginnt.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
She used to have on a miraculous sort of head-gear, with Italian porcelain flowers stuck on the front of it.; and, as she sung, these flowers used to nod and quiver in the oddest fashion.Sie trug einen ganz sonderbaren Kopfputz, an dessen Vorderseite ein Strauß von italienischen Porzellanblumen befestigt war, der, indem sie sang, seltsam zitterte und nickte.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The thing's lips quivered back, revealing a double set of fangs.Die Kreatur zog die Lefzen zurück und ließ dabei einen doppelten Satz Reißzähne sehen.King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: SusannahDer dunkle Turm 6: SusannahKing, Stephen© 2003 by Stephen King© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenThe Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen© 2004 by Stephen King
Her mouth quivered upward.Erleichterung huscht über ihre Züge.Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die SatansweltDie SatansweltAnderson, Poul© 1969 by Poul AndersonSatan's WorldAnderson, Poul© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.© 1969 by Poul Anderson
A deep, nearly subliminal vibration quivered through rock and floor and shinbones, the toil of the great engines.Ein tiefes, beinahe unterschwelliges Vibrieren ging durch Fels, Boden und Füße.Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die SatansweltDie SatansweltAnderson, Poul© 1969 by Poul AndersonSatan's WorldAnderson, Poul© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.© 1969 by Poul Anderson
The polyhedron's spikes glowed blue and quivered.Die Stacheln des Polyeders glommen blau und zitterten.Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / BlutmusikBlutmusikBear, Greg© 1985 Greg Bear© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHBlood MusicBear, Greg© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
Her silk dress fluttered in shimmering folds, and the white plumes in her hat nodded and quivered, like airy sprites, in time to the music.Ihr helles seidenes Kleid flatterte, im schimmernden Faltenwurf spielend, und wie in den Tönen kosende Luftgeister, nickten und wehten die weißen Federn auf ihrem Hute.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Having run out of places to leap to, the dog cowered back in a corner, quivering with fright.Nachdem ihm die Stellen ausgegangen waren, wohin er springen konnte, kauerte er sich vor Angst zitternd in eine Ecke.Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
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quiver
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | quiver | quivers |
| Possessive case | quiver's | quivers' |
quiver
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | quivered |
| Imperative | quiver |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | quivering |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | quivered |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I quiver | we quiver |
| you quiver | you quiver |
| he/she/it quivers | they quiver |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am quivering | we are quivering |
| you are quivering | you are quivering |
| he/she/it is quivering | they are quivering |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have quivered | we have quivered |
| you have quivered | you have quivered |
| he/she/it has quivered | they have quivered |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been quivering | we have been quivering |
| you have been quivering | you have been quivering |
| he/she/it has been quivering | they have been quivering |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I quivered | we quivered |
| you quivered | you quivered |
| he/she/it quivered | they quivered |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was quivering | we were quivering |
| you were quivering | you were quivering |
| he/she/it was quivering | they were quivering |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had quivered | we had quivered |
| you had quivered | you had quivered |
| he/she/it had quivered | they had quivered |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been quivering | we had been quivering |
| you had been quivering | you had been quivering |
| he/she/it had been quivering | they had been quivering |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will quiver | we shall/will quiver |
| you will quiver | you will quiver |
| he/she/it will quiver | they will quiver |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be quivering | we shall/will be quivering |
| you will be quivering | you will be quivering |
| he/she/it will be quivering | they will be quivering |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have quivered | we shall/will have quivered |
| you will have quivered | you will have quivered |
| he/she/it will have quivered | they will have quivered |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been quivering | we shall/will have been quivering |
| you will have been quivering | you will have been quivering |
| he/she/it will have been quivering | they will have been quivering |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would quiver | we should/would quiver |
| you would quiver | you would quiver |
| he/she/it would quiver | they would quiver |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be quivering | we should/would be quivering |
| you would be quivering | you would be quivering |
| he/she/it would be quivering | they would be quivering |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have quivered | we should/would have quivered |
| you would have quivered | you would have quivered |
| he/she/it would have quivered | they would have quivered |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been quivering | we should/would have been quivering |
| you would have been quivering | you would have been quivering |
| he/she/it would have been quivering | they would have been quivering |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am quivered | we are quivered |
| you are quivered | you are quivered |
| he/she/it is quivered | they are quivered |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being quivered | we are being quivered |
| you are being quivered | you are being quivered |
| he/she/it is being quivered | they are being quivered |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been quivered | we have been quivered |
| you have been quivered | you have been quivered |
| he/she/it has been quivered | they have been quivered |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was quivered | we were quivered |
| you were quivered | you were quivered |
| he/she/it was quivered | they were quivered |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being quivered | we were being quivered |
| you were being quivered | you were being quivered |
| he/she/it was being quivered | they were being quivered |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been quivered | we had been quivered |
| you had been quivered | you had been quivered |
| he/she/it had been quivered | they had been quivered |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be quivered | we shall/will be quivered |
| you will be quivered | you will be quivered |
| he/she/it will be quivered | they will be quivered |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been quivered | we shall/will have been quivered |
| you will have been quivered | you will have been quivered |
| he/she/it will have been quivered | they will have been quivered |