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quiverer

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quiv⋅er

1  [kwiv-er]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
–noun
2. the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
Origin:
1480–90; orig. uncert.; cf. MD quiveren to tremble

Related forms:
quiv⋅er⋅er, noun
quiv⋅er⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
quiv⋅er⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
1. quake, shudder, shiver. See shake. 2. shudder, shiver, shake.
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Word Origin & History

quiver  (v.)
"to tremble," 1490, perhaps onomatopoeic, or possibly an alteration of quaveren (see quaver), or from O.E. cwifer-, perhaps related to cwic "alive" (see quick).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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