quiver

quiver
quiv|er1 [ˈkwıvə US -ər] v
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from quiver [i]'active, quick' (13-19 centuries), from an unrecorded Old English cwifer]
to shake slightly because you are cold, or because you feel very afraid, angry, excited etc
= ↑tremble
The child was quivering in her arms.
Her mouth quivered slightly as she turned away.
quiver with indignation/anger etc
I lay there quivering with fear.
His voice was quivering with rage.
quiver 2
quiver2 n
[Sense: 1; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: QUIVER1]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: quivre]
1.) a slight trembling
quiver of fear/anxiety/anticipation etc
I felt a quiver of excitement run through me.
2.) a long case for carrying ↑arrows

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  • Quiver — Quiv er, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k[ o]cher quiver; akin to AS. cocor, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. {Cocker} a high shoe.] A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quiver — quiver1 [kwiv′ər] vi. [ME quiveren < OE cwifer , eager, akin to MDu quiveren < IE base * gwei , to live, lively: see BIO ] to shake with a tremulous motion; tremble n. the act or condition of quivering; tremor; tremble quivery adj. quiver2… …   English World dictionary

  • Quiver — Quiv er (kw[i^]v [ e]r), a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. {Quaver}.] Nimble; active. [Obs.] A little quiver fellow. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quiver — Quiv er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered} (kw[i^]v [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf. {Quaver}.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. [1913 Webster] The green leaves quiver with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quiver — Quiver  многозначный термин: Изначальное название компьютерной игры Half Life Quiver  альбом 2009 года группы KTU (лидер  Киммо Похьонен) …   Википедия

  • quiver — [n] shaking, vibration convulsion, flash, glimmer, glitter, oscillation, palpitation, pulsation, shake, shimmer, shiver, shudder, sparkle, spasm, throb, tic, tremble, tremor, twinkle; concept 152 Ant. quiet, stillness quiver [v] shake, vibrate… …   New thesaurus

  • quiver — Ⅰ. quiver [1] ► VERB ▪ shake or vibrate with a slight rapid motion. ► NOUN ▪ a quivering movement or sound. DERIVATIVES quivery adjective. ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «nimble, quick». Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

  • Quiver — Quiv er, n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quiver — index beat (pulsate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • quiver — vb *shake, shiver, shudder, quaver, totter, tremble, quake, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither Analogous words: *pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate: flutter, flicker, flitter (see FLIT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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