quiver Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    frisson; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
    • a frisson of surprise shot through him
  2. noun a shaky motion
    quivering; vibration; palpitation; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
    • the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
  3. noun case for holding arrows
  4. noun the act of vibrating
    quivering; vibration.
  5. verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
    palpitate; quake.
    • His nostrils palpitated
  6. verb move back and forth very rapidly
    flitter; flicker; flutter; waver.
    • the candle flickered
  7. verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
    beat; pulsate.
    • the city pulsated with music and excitement

WordNet

Quiv"er adjective
Etymology
Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.
Definitions
  1. Nimble; active. Obs. " A little quiver fellow." Shak.
Quiv"er intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Quaver.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Quivered ; present participle & verbal noun Quivering
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Definitions
  1. The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
Quiv"er noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913