Pronunciation: /bi ə ˈkwɪvərɪŋ rek/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 When I have to speak in public, I always feel like I'll be a quivering wreck.
A2 After the accident, she was a quivering wreck for weeks.
B1 The thought of confronting her boss made her a quivering wreck.
B2 Despite her confident exterior, she was actually a quivering wreck inside.
C1 Even experienced actors can sometimes be a quivering wreck before going on stage.
C2 The pressure of the competition caused him to be a quivering wreck, unable to focus on his performance.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 I am a quivering wreck when I have to speak in public.
A2 She was a quivering wreck after watching a horror movie.
B1 The thought of taking a driving test makes him a quivering wreck.
B2 Despite her calm exterior, she can be a quivering wreck when faced with a difficult decision.
C1 The pressure of the upcoming exam caused him to be a quivering wreck.
C2 Even the most experienced performers can sometimes be a quivering wreck before going on stage.
adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it
A1 She saw a spider and suddenly became a quivering wreck.
A2 After the scary movie, he was a quivering wreck for hours.
B1 The thought of public speaking makes her feel like a quivering wreck.
B2 Despite his confident exterior, he was secretly a quivering wreck before the big presentation.
C1 The intense pressure of the championship match left him feeling like a quivering wreck.
C2 Even the most experienced performers can sometimes be a quivering wreck before going on stage.
pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
A1 I saw a spider and I was a quivering wreck.
A2 When I have to speak in public, I become a quivering wreck.
B1 After the car accident, she was a quivering wreck for weeks.
B2 Facing her fears, she refused to be a quivering wreck and stood tall.
C1 Despite the pressure, he remained calm and composed, refusing to be a quivering wreck.
C2 Even in the face of danger, she never allows herself to be a quivering wreck.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 When I have to speak in public, I always feel like I'm going to be a quivering wreck.
A2 After watching a scary movie, she was a quivering wreck for the rest of the night.
B1 The thought of taking a final exam made him be a quivering wreck.
B2 As the deadline for the project approached, she started to be a quivering wreck.
C1 Despite his confident exterior, he was secretly a quivering wreck before his big presentation.
C2 The pressure of the high-stakes negotiation caused her to be a quivering wreck in the days leading up to it.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun
A1 I saw a spider and I was a quivering wreck.
A2 When I have to speak in public, I become a quivering wreck.
B1 After the car accident, she was a quivering wreck for days.
B2 The thought of taking the exam made her a quivering wreck.
C1 Despite his confident exterior, he was secretly a quivering wreck before the big presentation.
C2 Even the most experienced actors can sometimes be a quivering wreck before going on stage.
formal After the earthquake, the building was left in such a state that it could be a quivering wreck at any moment.
informal When she found out she had failed the exam, she was a quivering wreck.
slang When he saw the ghost in the abandoned house, he was a quivering wreck.
figurative The stress of the situation made her feel like she was about to be a quivering wreck.
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