Lexic.us

Definition of Quiver

1. Verb. Shake with fast, tremulous movements. "His nostrils palpitated"

2. Noun. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright. "A frisson of surprise shot through him"

3. Verb. Move back and forth very rapidly. "The streets quiver with crowds"; "The candle flickered"

4. Noun. A shaky motion. "The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

5. Verb. Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. "The city pulsated with music and excitement"

6. Noun. Case for holding arrows.

7. Noun. The act of vibrating.

Definition of Quiver

1. a. Nimble; active.

2. v. i. To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

3. n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

4. n. A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.

Definition of Quiver

1. Noun. (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) (non-gloss definition The collective noun for cobras.) ¹

4. Noun. Shaking or moving with a slight trembling motion. ¹

5. Noun. (mathematics) A multidigraph. ¹

6. Adjective. (archaic) Nimble, active. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quiver

1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quiver

quits quitsies quittable quittal quittals quittance quittances quitted quitter quitters

quitting quitting time quittor quittors quitture quiver (current term) quivered quiverer quiverers quiverful

quiverfuls quiverier quivering quiveringly quiverings quivers quiversful quivertip quivertips quivery

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