quivery

quiv·er ¹

 (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.

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[Middle English quiveren, perhaps from quiver, nimble (from Old English cwifer-; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots).]

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quiv′er·ing·ly adv.

quiv′er·y adj.

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quiv·er ²

 (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.

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[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.]

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Thesaurus

quivery

adjective

Marked by or affected with tremors:

aquiver, quaky, shaky, shivery, tremulant, tremulous, twittery.

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