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quiv·er 1

 (kwĭv′ər)
intr.v. quiv·ered, quiv·er·ing, quiv·ers
1. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
2. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion. See Synonyms at shake.
n.
The act or motion of quivering.

[Middle English quiveren, perhaps from quiver, nimble (from Old English cwifer-; see gwei- in Indo-European roots).]

quiv′er·ing·ly adv.
quiv′er·y adj.

quiv·er 2

 (kwĭv′ər)
n.
1. A portable case for holding arrows.
2. A case full of arrows.
3. A collection or store; arsenal: a quiver of ready responses.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quiveir, variant of Old French cuivre, from Old Low Franconian cocar, probably from Medieval Latin cucurum, probably from Hunnish; akin to Mongolian kökür.]
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quiver

(ˈkwɪvə)
vb
(intr) to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble
n
the state, process, or noise of shaking or trembling
[C15: from obsolete cwiver quick, nimble; compare quaver]
ˈquiverer n
ˈquivering adj
ˈquiveringly adv
ˈquivery adj

quiver

(ˈkwɪvə)
n
(Archery) a case for arrows
[C13: from Old French cuivre; related to Old English cocer, Old Saxon kokari, Old High German kohhari, Medieval Latin cucurum]
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quiv•er1

(ˈkwɪv ər)

v.t., v.i.
1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; tremble.
n.
2. the act or state of quivering.
[1480–90; compare Middle Dutch quiveren to tremble]
quiv′er•er, n.
quiv′er•ing•ly, adv.
quiv′er•y, adj.

quiv•er2

(ˈkwɪv ər)

n.
1. a case for holding or carrying arrows.
2. the arrows in such a case.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French quiveir, variant of Old French quivre; perhaps < Germanic; compare Old English cocer quiver]
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Quiver

 a sheath for arrows; hence. the arrows themselves.
Examples: quiver of arguments, 1641; of arrows, 1300; of darts, 1632; of ghosts (book title by R. Chetwynd-Hayes); quiver of slander, 1641.
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quiver


Past participle: quivered
Gerund: quivering

Imperative
quiver
quiver
Present
I quiver
you quiver
he/she/it quivers
we quiver
you quiver
they quiver
Preterite
I quivered
you quivered
he/she/it quivered
we quivered
you quivered
they quivered
Present Continuous
I am quivering
you are quivering
he/she/it is quivering
we are quivering
you are quivering
they are quivering
Present Perfect
I have quivered
you have quivered
he/she/it has quivered
we have quivered
you have quivered
they have quivered
Past Continuous
I was quivering
you were quivering
he/she/it was quivering
we were quivering
you were quivering
they were quivering
Past Perfect
I had quivered
you had quivered
he/she/it had quivered
we had quivered
you had quivered
they had quivered
Future
I will quiver
you will quiver
he/she/it will quiver
we will quiver
you will quiver
they will quiver
Future Perfect
I will have quivered
you will have quivered
he/she/it will have quivered
we will have quivered
you will have quivered
they will have quivered
Future Continuous
I will be quivering
you will be quivering
he/she/it will be quivering
we will be quivering
you will be quivering
they will be quivering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quivering
you have been quivering
he/she/it has been quivering
we have been quivering
you have been quivering
they have been quivering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quivering
you will have been quivering
he/she/it will have been quivering
we will have been quivering
you will have been quivering
they will have been quivering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quivering
you had been quivering
he/she/it had been quivering
we had been quivering
you had been quivering
they had been quivering
Conditional
I would quiver
you would quiver
he/she/it would quiver
we would quiver
you would quiver
they would quiver
Past Conditional
I would have quivered
you would have quivered
he/she/it would have quivered
we would have quivered
you would have quivered
they would have quivered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of frightquiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2.quiver - a shaky motionquiver - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
tremolo - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
3.quiver - case for holding arrows
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
4.quiver - the act of vibratingquiver - the act of vibrating      
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
tremor, shudder - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Verb1.quiver - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
2.quiver - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
3.quiver - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
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quiver

verb
1. shake, tremble, shiver, quake, shudder, agitate, vibrate, pulsate, quaver, convulse, palpitate Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
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quiver

verb
To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
noun
A nervous shaking of the body:
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Translations
اهْتِزازجَعْبَه، كِنانَهيَهْتَز
chvěníchvět setoulectřepetánítřepetat se
pilekoggerrystesitren
örvamælirskjálfa, nötraskjálfti, titringur
bultu maksdrebēttrīsastrīsēttrīsuļot
tuleczáchvev
okluksadaktitremetitremekürpermek

quiver

1 [ˈkwɪvəʳ] N [of arrows] → carcaj m, aljaba f

quiver

2 [ˈkwɪvəʳ]
A. N (= trembling) → estremecimiento m
B. VI [person,] → temblar, estremecerse (with de) [voice, eyelids] → temblar
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quiver

[ˈkwɪvər]
vi [person, voice, lip] → trembler
to quiver with rage → trembler de rage
to quiver with fear [person] → trembler de peur
His voice quivered with fear → Il y avait un tremblement de peur dans sa voix.
n
(in voice, hand)tremblement m
a quiver of panic → un tremblement de panique
a quiver of excitement → un frisson d'excitation
(for arrows)carquois m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quiver

1
vizittern; (person also)beben (→ with vor +dat); (wings)flattern; (lips, eyelids, heart)zucken; (flesh)wabbeln
nZittern nt; → Beben nt; → Flattern nt; → Zucken nt; → Wabbeln nt

quiver

2
nKöcher m
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quiver

1 [ˈkwɪvəʳ] n (for arrows) → faretra, turcasso

quiver

2 [ˈkwɪvəʳ] vi (person, voice, lips) to quiver (with)tremare (per or da)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quiver1

(ˈkwivə) verb
to tremble or shake. The leaves quivered in the breeze.
noun
a quivering sound, movement etc.

quiver2

(ˈkwivə) noun
a long, narrow case for carrying arrows in.
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