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ˈkwiv (ə)rē, -ri. : that quivers : trembling. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:
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vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. synonyms: shaky, shivering, trembling. unsteady. subject to change or variation.
QUIVER definition: 1. to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion: 2. a long, thin container for carrying…. Learn more.
1. A portable case for holding arrows. 2. A case full of arrows. 3. A collection or store; arsenal: a quiver of ready responses. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, variant of Old French cuivre, from Old Low Franconian cocar, probably from Medieval Latin cucurum, probably from Hunnish; akin to Mongolian kökür .]
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) a change of position that does not entail a change of location. noun. a shaky motion. synonyms: palpitation, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration. see more.
3 meanings: 1. to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble 2. the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling a case.... Click for more definitions.
quiver meaning, definition, what is quiver: to shake slightly because you are cold, ...: Learn more.
