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1.
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
noun
2.
the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
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Quivery
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1480–90; origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch quiveren to tremble
1480–90; origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch quiveren to tremble
Related forms
quiv·er·er, noun
quiv·er·ing·ly, adverb
quiv·er·y, adjective
un·quiv·ered, adjective
un·quiv·er·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
quiver
"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.
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