as in shiver
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
a quiver ran through the audience when the monster cornered the movie's hero
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
aspen leaves quivering in the breeze
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Recent Examples of quiver
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
Shooting At this point, every NBA player has size or shooting as a bow in their quiver.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
Stanko appeared to be speaking, turned toward the families of the victims, and then let out several quick breaths as his lips quivered.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Frustrated that his dad seems to have given up on her, and conditioned to believe that protecting your own at any cost is the only valid expression of masculinity, Spike loads a few arrows in his quiver and sneaks back to the mainland with his mom in tow.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
Shooting At this point, every NBA player has size or shooting as a bow in their quiver.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
My thumb quivered on the button, yet received no command to push.
—Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
Stanko appeared to be speaking, turned toward the families of the victims, and then let out several quick breaths as his lips quivered.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
Noun
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Suddenly the dead air moved, the bare tree branches danced, shivers of excitement passed across the stray pools left from the morning’s rains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Everyone in the church was just shivers for what this woman's going through.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Han shook off criticisms of the small ring by also noting that both Belly and Jeremiah are college students on a budget.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Netflix is back out looking for a director for Fast and Loose, after Michael Bay and Will Smith were unable to bridge creative differences and Bay shook loose of the film Wednesday.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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For those still concerned with the club’s lack of attention to detail, Saturday night at Fenway Park probably led to some shudders.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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At Bonniers Konsthall, with its low mechanical rhythm and amorphous forms, the sculpture breathes and shudders in a space that feels eerily alive—a shelter of desire, decay, and instability.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Just a few blocks from arrival, the car lurched toward the other lane—which was, thankfully, empty—and immediately jerked back.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Having already had to navigate a 180-degree turn around a roundabout at 80km per hour, the road jerked to the left with around 1.6km remaining and, with some riders forced wide, the group was split.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Furman is one of a kind: a trans, devoutly Jewish former rabbinical student who’s written a book about Lou Reed and sings folk-punk songs in a mercurial tremble.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The captain announces the trip, vibrating chairs simulate the real thing while the plane windows offer views of the departure city (San Francisco), the sky and the tarmac upon landing in Mexico City.—
Susan Stapleton,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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As Martin Scorsese said when asked to describe them, Schnabel’s films are ‘abundant, overflowing and vibrating with life, pulse.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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