vibration, quiver, quivering
(noun) the act of vibrating
quiver
(noun) case for holding arrows
frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
(noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; “a frisson of surprise shot through him”
shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(noun) a shaky motion; “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly; “the candle flickered”
pulsate, beat, quiver
(verb) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; “the city pulsated with music and excitement”
quiver, quake, palpitate
(verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements; “His nostrils palpitated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quiver (plural quivers)
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
(figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
(obsolete) The collective noun for cobras.
(mathematics) A multidigraph.
quiver (comparative more quiver, superlative most quiver)
(archaic) Nimble, active.
quiver (third-person singular simple present quivers, present participle quivering, simple past and past participle quivered)
(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
Source: Wiktionary
Quiv"er, a. Etym: [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]
Definition: Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.
Quiv"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] Etym: [Cf. Quaver.]
Definition: To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.
Quiv"er, n.
Definition: The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
Quiv"er, n. Etym: [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohhari quiver, receptacle, G. köcher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.]
Definition: A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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