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quiver

1

[kwiv-er]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.

    Synonyms: , , ,


noun

  1. the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.

    Synonyms: , ,

quiver

2

[kwiv-er]

noun

  1. a case for holding or carrying arrows.

  2. the arrows in such a case.

quiver

1

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. (intr) to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quiver

2

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a case for arrows

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • quiverer noun
  • quivery adjective
  • unquivered adjective
  • ˈܾ adjective
  • ˈܾԲ adjective
  • ˈܾԲly adverb
  • ˈܾ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quiver1

First recorded in 1480–90; origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch quiveren “to tremble”

Origin of quiver2

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French quiveir, variant of Old French quivre; perhaps < Germanic; compare Old English cocer quiver
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quiver1

C15: from obsolete cwiver quick, nimble; compare quaver

Origin of quiver2

C13: from Old French cuivre; related to Old English cocer, Old Saxon kokari, Old High German kohhari, Medieval Latin cucurum
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Synonym Study

See shake.
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Example Sentences

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Pull your achy body off the couch every day and work those quivering muscles, stretch those tight joints, perhaps join one of the many Parkinson’s programs in town that involve everything from dancing to hiking.

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Camil’s lips start quivering after this line, and he fights back tears as he haltingly finishes.

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While the video played, Doncic’s lip quivered as tears pooled in the corners of his eyes, his emotion at its most visible.

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With a few deft strokes of his pen, he could convey the quiver of self-doubt, the swagger of chauvinism, the crush of depression.

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But, when it has mattered, Littler plucked precision from the quiver.

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