'Quiver' definitions:
Definition of 'quiver'
(from WordNet)
noun
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
noun
A shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation]
noun
Case for holding arrows
noun
verb
verb
Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
verb
Definition of 'Quiver'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiver'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Beside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiver'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiver'
From: GCIDE
- Quiver \Quiv"er\, n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'quiver'
From: Easton
- Quiver the sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Ps. 127:5; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Jer. 5:16; Lam. 3:13. In Gen. 27:3 this word is the rendering of the Hebrew _teli_, which is supposed rather to mean a suspended weapon, literally "that which hangs from one", i.e., is suspended from the shoulder or girdle.
Synonyms of 'quiver'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all-overs,
- bale,
- bang,
- be cold,
- beat,
- beating,
- Bebung,
- bicker,
- bindle,
- bob,
- bobble,
- bolt,
- boot,
- bounce,
- bouquet,
- budget,
- bump,
- bundle,
- charge,
- chatter,
- chill,
- cold shivers,
- cold sweat,
- cower,
- dance,
- dancing,
- deck,
- didder,
- disquiet,
- disquietude,
- dither,
- dithers,
- dodder,
- fagot,
- falter,
- fardel,
- fasces,
- fascine,
- fidget,
- fidgetiness,
- fidgets,
- flap,
- flicker,
- flickering,
- flickering light,
- flip out,
- flit,
- flitter,
- flop,
- fluctuate,
- flush,
- flutter,
- fluttering,
- freak out on,
- freeze,
- freeze to death,
- get high on,
- glance,
- glancing light,
- gleam,
- glimmer,
- glint,
- glisten,
- glitter,
- glow,
- go pitapat,
- grimace,
- grow cold,
- halt,
- have a chill,
- have an ague,
- have goose pimples,
- have the fidgets,
- have the shakes,
- heave,
- heaving,
- heebie-jeebies,
- horripilate,
- hustle,
- inquietude,
- jactitate,
- jar,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jimjams,
- jitters,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jollies,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- jumps,
- kick,
- lambency,
- lift,
- light show,
- limp,
- lose heat,
- nosegay,
- oscillate,
- pack,
- package,
- packet,
- palpitate,
- palpitation,
- pant,
- panting,
- parcel,
- perish with cold,
- pitapat,
- pitter-patter,
- play,
- play of light,
- posy,
- quake,
- quaking,
- quaver,
- quavering,
- quivering,
- quivers,
- restlessness,
- rictus,
- roll,
- rouleau,
- rush,
- rush of emotion,
- sensation,
- shake,
- shake all over,
- shakes,
- shaking,
- sheaf,
- shimmer,
- shiver,
- shivers,
- shock,
- shudder,
- sparkle,
- spasm,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squirm,
- surge of emotion,
- sweat,
- swell,
- swell with emotion,
- teeter,
- thrill,
- thrill to,
- throb,
- throbbing,
- tic,
- tingle,
- tingle with excitement,
- tingling,
- titillation,
- toss,
- toss and turn,
- totter,
- tremble,
- trembles,
- trembling,
- tremolando,
- tremolant,
- tremolo,
- tremor,
- tremor of excitement,
- trepidation,
- trepidity,
- trill,
- trillet,
- trilleto,
- trillo,
- truss,
- tumble,
- turn on to,
- twinkle,
- twist and turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- unrest,
- vibrate,
- vibrato,
- waver,
- wiggle,
- willies,
- wobble,
- wriggle,
- writhe