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quiv·er ¹  (kwvr)

intr.v. quiv·ered, quiv·er·ing, quiv·ers

To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. 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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quiver·ing·ly adv.

quiver·y adj.

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quiv·er ²  (kwvr)

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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quiver ¹

Verb

to shake with a tremulous movement; tremble

Noun

a shaking or trembling [obsolete cwiver quick, nimble]

quivering adj

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quiver ²

Noun

a case for holding or carrying arrows [Old French cuivre]

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Quiver a sheath for arrows; hence. the arrows themselves.

Examples: quiver of arguments, 1641; of arrows, 1300; of darts, 1632; of ghosts (book title by R. Chetwynd-Hayes); quiver of slander, 1641.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" frisson, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
	2.	quiver - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration, shaking, palpitation motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" tremolo - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
	3.	quiver - case for holding arrows case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
	4.	quiver - the act of vibrating                 vibration, quivering movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" tremor, shudder - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Verb	1.	quiver - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" quake, palpitate tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
	2.	quiver - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" flicker, flitter, flutter, waver move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
	3.	quiver - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" pulsate, beat move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

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quiver

verb 1. shake, tremble, shiver, quake, shudder, agitate, vibrate, pulsate, quaver, convulse, palpitate

noun 2. shake, tremble, shiver, throb, shudder, tremor, spasm, vibration, tic, convulsion, palpitation, pulsation

Translations

quiver [ˈkwɪvəʳ] vi → estremecerse

n (for arrows) → carcaj m

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quiver [ˈkwɪvəʳ] vi → trembler, frémir

n (for arrows) → carquois m

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quiver [ˈkwɪvəʳ] vi → zittern

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quiver [ˈkwɪvəʳ] vi → tremare, fremere

n (for arrows) → faretra

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quiver¹

v quiver [ˈkwivə]

to tremble or shake The leaves quivered in the breeze. bewe, ritsel يَهْتَز треперя třepetat se, chvět se ryste zittern τρέμω estremecer(se) värisema لرزیدن väristä frémir לִרעוֹד कांपना treperiti, drhtati rezeg bergetar skjálfa, nötra tremare, tremolare 震える 떨다, 흔들리다 drebėti, virpėti trīsēt; drebēt; trīsuļot bergetar trillen skjelve, ryste, sitre drżeć tremer a tremura дрожать trepotať sa, chvieť sa trepetati treperiti darra, skälva สั่นเบา ๆ titremek, ürpermek (輕微地)抖動 тремтіти, трепетати لرزنا rung （轻微地）抖动

n

a quivering sound, movement etc. trilling, ritseling اهْتِزاز трепет chvění, třepetání sitren das Zittern τρεμούλα, ρίγος estremecimiento, temblor värin لرزش؛ ارتعاش värinä frémissement רַעַד कंपन, तरकश drhtaj rezgés getaran skjálfti, titringur tremolio, fremito 震え 떨림, 떨리는 소리 virpėjimas trīsas getaran trilling sitring, skjelving, dirring trzepotanie tremor frea­măt дрожь, трепет chvenie, záchvev drget treperenje darrning การสั่น titreme, ürperti 顫聲抖動 тремтіння, трепет کپکپاتی آواز sự rung; tiếng rung 颤声抖动