Thesaurus results for QUIVER

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noun

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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verb

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

Noun

His voice was low in her ears, sending a quiver dancing up and down her spine. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026 The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation. —

Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

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In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth's surface. —

Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026 Plume-like cypress trees quiver along curvaceous paths, walled in rustic local sandstone and concrete. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quiver

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Noun

Economic shivers give both the fits, and a pressured consumer has both well in the red so far this year.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
These insects and arachnids might startle you or send shivers down your spine, but there's no need to worry about these bugs—not too much, anyway.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026