- The cold weather has caused my hands to quivercate so I can’t sign my name well.
Quivercate
verb; blending and clipping
To move in a shaky, unsteady manner; to shake with a tremulous movement. This verb is the body’s reaction and is caused by hunger, anger, cold temperatures or physical instability. "Quivercating" is characterized by a person, animal or object trembling or quivering. The verb quivercating has similar meaning to the word "quiver" and the "-ate" suffix on quivercate emphasizes this resemblance. The word creates an imagine of a person shaking.
Etymology : Blending and Clipping [quiver+ate] ['quiver' from Middle English 'quiveren' perhaps from 'quiver' nimble + 'c' + '-ate' meaning 'characterized by]
Source : My Dad
Last modified: 10 June 2008