quiver
v.
shiver, quake, tremble, shudder
n.
shiver, shudder; case for carrying arrows
Quiver
quiver
Noun
1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
(synonym) frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
(synonym) shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(hypernym) motion
(hyponym) tremolo
(derivation) quake, palpitate
3. case for holding arrows
(hypernym) case
4. the act of vibrating
(synonym) vibration, quivering
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) tremor, shudder
(derivation) quake, palpitate
Verb
1. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
(synonym) quake, palpitate
(hypernym) tremble
(derivation) vibration, quivering
2. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
(synonym) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter
(hypernym) move back and forth
3. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
(synonym) pulsate, beat
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) pulsate, throb, pulse
Quiver
(v. i.)
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
(n.)
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
(n.)
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
(a.)
Nimble; active.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Quiver
a box made for the purpose of holding arrows. (Genesis 27:3) There is nothing in the Bible to indicate either its form or material, or in what way it was carried.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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