quiver

[Quiv·er]

Scaredy cats around the globe know that quivering is a trembling, shaking motion. A cold gust of wind might make you quiver, as would an icy glare from the abominable snowman.

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Nimble; active.

Noun
the act of vibrating

Noun
case for holding arrows

Noun
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

Noun
a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

Verb
move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

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Verb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

Verb
shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"


a.
Nimble; active.

v. i.
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

n.
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

n.
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.


Quiver

Quiv"er , a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.] Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.

Quiver

Quiv"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] [Cf. Quaver.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind.
And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.

Quiver

Quiv"er, n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

Quiver

Quiv"er, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohh'beri quiver, receptacle, G. k'94cher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.] A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored.

Nimble; active.

To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.

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