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quiver (1)

quiver [ kwívvər ]


intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular quivers, present participle quivering, past and past participle quivered)
Definition:
 
tremble: to shake rapidly with small movements



noun  (plural quivers)
Definition:
 
trembling movement: a repeated small rapid shaking movement

[15th century. Probably < assumed Old English cwifer 'active, nimble', suggestive of the movement]

quiverer noun
quivery adjective
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