quiver

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[ kwiv-er ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.

noun
  1. the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.

Origin of quiver

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First recorded in 1480–90; origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch quiveren “to tremble”

synonym study For quiver

1. See shake.

Other words for quiver

Other words from quiver

  • quiv·er·er, noun
  • quiv·er·y, adjective
  • un·quiv·ered, adjective

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Other definitions for quiver (2 of 2)

quiver2
[ kwiv-er ]

noun
  1. a case for holding or carrying arrows.

  2. the arrows in such a case.

Origin of quiver

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1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French quiveir, variant of Old French quivre; perhaps <Germanic; compare Old English cocer quiver

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British Dictionary definitions for quiver (1 of 2)

quiver1

/ (ˈkwɪvə) /


verb
  1. (intr) to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble

noun
  1. the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling

Origin of quiver

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C15: from obsolete cwiver quick, nimble; compare quaver

Derived forms of quiver

  • quiverer, noun
  • quivering, adjective
  • quiveringly, adverb
  • quivery, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for quiver (2 of 2)

quiver2

/ (ˈkwɪvə) /


noun
  1. a case for arrows

Origin of quiver

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C13: from Old French cuivre; related to Old English cocer, Old Saxon kokari, Old High German kohhari, Medieval Latin cucurum

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