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quivery
quiv·er 1 Q0039800 (kwĭv′ər)intr.v. quiv·ered, quiv·er·ing, quiv·ers 1. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.2. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion. See Synonyms at shake.n. The act or motion of quivering.
[Middle English quiveren, perhaps from quiver, nimble (from Old English cwifer-; see gwei- in Indo-European roots).]
quiv′er·ing·ly adv.quiv′er·y adj.
quiv·er 2 Q0039800 (kwĭv′ər)n.1. A portable case for holding arrows.2. A case full of arrows.3. A collection or store; arsenal: a quiver of ready responses.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, variant of Old French cuivre, from Old Low Franconian cocar, probably from Medieval Latin cucurum, probably from Hunnish; akin to Mongolian kökür.]ThesaurusquiveryadjectiveMarked by or affected with tremors:aquiver, quaky, shaky, shivery, tremulant, tremulous, twittery.
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Synonyms for quiveryadj marked by or affected with tremorsSynonyms- aquiver
- quaky
- shaky
- shivery
- tremulant
- tremulous
- twittery
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