quiver
1 of 3noun (1)
quiv·er ˈkwi-vər 
1
: a case for carrying or holding arrows
2
: the arrows in a quiver
quiver
2 of 3verb
quivered; quivering ˈkwi-və-riŋ
ˈkwiv-riŋ
intransitive verb
: to shake or move with a slight trembling motion
quiveringly adverb
quiver
3 of 3noun (2)
: the act or action of quivering : tremor
Synonyms
Verb
- agitate
- bucket
- convulse
- jerk
- jiggle
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- judder [chiefly British]
- quake
- shake
- shudder
- vibrate
- wobble
- wabble
Noun (2)
- shiver
- shudder
- tremble
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Example Sentences
Verb Her lips quivered when she heard the bad news. aspen leaves quivering in the breeze
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French quivre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari
Verb
Middle English, probably from quiver agile, quick; akin to Old English cwiferlice zealously
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1786, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
quiver 1 of 3
noun
quiv·er ˈkwi-vər
: a case for carrying arrows
quiver
2 of 3verb
quivered; quivering
: to move with a slight trembling motion
"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement.
Beverly Cleary, The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Beverly Cleary, The Mouse and the Motorcyclequiver
3 of 3noun
: the act or instance of trembling
She felt a quiver of excitement.
quivers 1 of 2
noun
as in shivers
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold a quiver ran through the audience when the monster cornered the movie's hero Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shivers
- shudders
- trembles
- tremors
- shakes
- waves
- wobbles
- throbs
- jolts
- flutters
- quakes
- agitations
- pulses
- vibrations
- fluctuations
- oscillations
- palpitations
- pulsations
- wabbles
- beats
quivers
2 of 2verb
as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements aspen leaves quivering in the breeze Synonyms & Similar Words
- shakes
- shudders
- jerks
- trembles
- vibrates
- shivers
- twitches
- convulses
- jiggles
- wobbles
- jolts
- sways
- quakes
- joggles
- throbs
- buckets
- agitates
- flickers
- judders
- waves
- flutters
- swings
- rocks
- jounces
- wabbles
- quavers
- chatters
- thrills
- palpitates
- pulses
- wavers
- undulates
- fluctuates
- pulsates
- oscillates
- dodders
- pitter-patters
- beats
- pit-a-pats
- asteroideae
- asteroidean
- asteroideas
- asteroids
- Asterolecanium
- Asterolepis
- asteropes
- Asterophyllites
- asteroseismologist
- asteroseismologists
- asteroseismology
- Asterospondyli
- asterospondylic
- asterospondylous
- Asterotheca
- Asteroxylaceae
- Asteroxylon
- Asterozoa
- asters
- asthen-
- asthenia
- asthenias
- asthenic
- asthenics
- asthenies