QUIVER

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

quiver (comparative more quiver, superlative most quiver)

(archaic) Nimble, active.

Etymology 3

Verb

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

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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

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