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quiver
1[ kwiv-er ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
Synonyms: , ,
noun
- the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
Synonyms: , ,
quiver
2[ kwiv-er ]
noun
- a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- the arrows in such a case.
quiver
1/ ˈɪə /
verb
- intr to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble
noun
- the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling
quiver
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a case for arrows
Derived Forms
- ˈܾ, adjective
- ˈܾԲ, adjective
- ˈܾԲly, adverb
- ˈܾ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܾ·· noun
- ܾ·· adjective
- ܲ·ܾ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of quiver1
Origin of quiver2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of quiver1
Origin of quiver2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
With a few deft strokes of his pen, he could convey the quiver of self-doubt, the swagger of chauvinism, the crush of depression.
But, when it has mattered, Littler plucked precision from the quiver.
In Reno, about 50 miles northwest of the quake’s epicenter, someone at KTVN-TV captured a video of the star on the newsroom’s Christmas tree still quivering — barely — as staffers scrambled to cover the earthquake.
“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results,” Harris said, her voice quivering.
The vice president has learned a lot from her boss but brings her own well-stocked quiver of global ideas.
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