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
Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
O’Neill then celebrated the sack by emptying the quiver on Hilltoppers quarterback Caden Veltkamp.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Even the violence has a sense of poetry to it, as with a bloody fistfight that takes place in the water, witnessed by the quivering cab driver on the beach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The inverse relationship between global growth and the benefit to the Indian economy appears to be another arrow in India’s quiver.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
O’Neill then celebrated the sack by emptying the quiver on Hilltoppers quarterback Caden Veltkamp.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Pearl Jam frontman plays the cover pretty straight (not that that’s a bad thing), with just acoustic guitar accompaniment and a vocal performance that’s distinctly reminiscent of Young’s soft, quivering tenor.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Even the violence has a sense of poetry to it, as with a bloody fistfight that takes place in the water, witnessed by the quivering cab driver on the beach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
Noun
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The females’ eggs, fertilized by the males’ shivers, will hatch over the next few months.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 contestant Phoenix's drama with Ice Spice must've stirred too much after the season 3 queen clapped back against the guest judge's Main Stage critiques about her icon status, but the Drag Race OG hopes the rapper isn't too shaken in the aftermath.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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When Unique told Raq that Kanan came to him asking to team up, that shook her.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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One study that sent shudders through the food industry was an examination by researchers at Cornell University of purchases of 150,000 households.—
Catherine Arnst,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
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The news sent shudders through a sprawling community of scientists who immigrated to the United States for careers in research.—
Ellen Barry,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Earthquakes cause the ground to move in unpredictable ways, sometimes sharply jerking, other times swaying like a ship in rough seas.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Confused Lochlan, who thoughtfully jerked off his older brother so that Saxon wouldn’t feel left out.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.—
Rachel Bernhard,
Journal Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2024
Verb
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The extraordinary source material is a profound inspiration to build a unique world that vibrates with life and death at the same time.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Many ultrasonic cool mist humidifiers—humidifiers that vibrate to make mist—can lower water mineralization and bacterial growth.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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