Aquiver

Aquiver-(adjective)

Definition: in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering

Line 17 of “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin.-She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.

This line means that it looked like spring outside and the wind was possibly blowing to make the trees tremble.

 

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