From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiver \Quiv"er\ (kw[i^]v"[~e]r), a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice
anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. {Quaver}.]
Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiver \Quiv"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered}
(kw[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf.
{Quaver}.]
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to
tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
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The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. --Shak.
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And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.
--Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiver \Quiv"er\, n.
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quiver \Quiv"er\, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum,
fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k["o]cher quiver;
akin to AS. cocor, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. {Cocker} a
high shoe.]
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
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Beside him hung his bow
And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quiver
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver},
{chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver},
{quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]
3: case for holding arrows
4: the act of vibrating [syn: {vibration}, {quiver},
{quivering}]
v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils
palpitated" [syn: {quiver}, {quake}, {palpitate}]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the
city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: {pulsate},
{beat}, {quiver}]
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