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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: shiver, shudder, quake



noun

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

    Synonyms: shake, shiver, shudder

quiver

2

[ kwiv-er ]

noun

  1. a case for holding or carrying arrows.
  2. the arrows in such a case.

quiver

1

/ ˈkwɪvə /

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

/ ˈkwɪvə /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈquivery, adjective
  • ˈquivering, adjective
  • ˈquiveringly, adverb
  • ˈquiverer, noun
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Other Words From

  • quiv·er·er noun
  • quiv·er·y adjective
  • un·quiv·ered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quiver1

First recorded in 1480–90; origen 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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Word 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

In Reno, about 50 miles northwest of the quake’s epicenter, someone at KTVN-TV captured a video of the star on the newsroom’s Christmas tree still quivering — barely — as staffers scrambled to cover the earthquake.

“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results,” Harris said, her voice quivering.

The vice president has learned a lot from her boss but brings her own well-stocked quiver of global ideas.

Dortmund preyed on Celtic's naivety and rendered them quivering wrecks inside half an hour.

From BBC

On a recent evening, Karuk men and boys gathered by the Klamath wearing traditional regalia and holding spears, bows and quivers made of animal skins and filled with willow branches.

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