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Meaning of
'quiver'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Quiver
[
a.
]
- Nimble; active.
2 .
Quiver
[
n.
]
- The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
- A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
3 .
Quiver
[
v. i.
]
- To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
Meaning of 'quiver' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
quiver
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Example in sentence:
a frisson of surprise shot through him
Meaning (2):
- a shaky motion
Example in sentence:
the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
3 .
quiver
[
v
]
Meaning (3):
- shake with fast, tremulous movements
Example in sentence:
His nostrils palpitated
Meaning (4):
- move back and forth very rapidly
Example in sentence:
the candle flickered
Meaning (5):
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example in sentence:
the city pulsated with music and excitement
Nearby Words:
qui vive
quib
quibble
quibbled
quibbler
quibbling
quibblingly
quica
quice
quich
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