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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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Shivering: A Vague Sign
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quiv·er 1   (kwĭv'ər)   
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.

[Middle English quiveren, perhaps from quiver, nimble (from Old English cwifer-; see gwei- in Indo-European roots).]
quiv'er·ing·ly adv., quiv'er·y adj.
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Word Origin & History

quiver  (n.)
"case for holding arrows," 1322, from Anglo-Fr. quiveir, O.Fr. quivre, probably from P.Gmc. *kukur "container" (cf. O.H.G. kohhari, O.Fris. koker, O.E. cocur "quiver"); said to be from the language of the Huns.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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