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
Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
What was once a last resort after negotiations with Congress failed is now the first arrow pulled out of a president’s quiver.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
His signature is shallow stones, which not only increases radiance, but also ensures the jewels move with the body, illustrated by a pair of drop earrings depicting the lifecycle of a flower from quivering bud to tiny, articulated petals that are alive with movement.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Performance is found in the weight of silence, a glance that ignites the heart, the gravity a quiver carries.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
What was once a last resort after negotiations with Congress failed is now the first arrow pulled out of a president’s quiver.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Five minutes before the show was to start, nine rows of bleachers in a temporary grandstand, hastily assembled, quivered and crashed, swallowing about 600 men, women and children.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
His signature is shallow stones, which not only increases radiance, but also ensures the jewels move with the body, illustrated by a pair of drop earrings depicting the lifecycle of a flower from quivering bud to tiny, articulated petals that are alive with movement.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 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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The tragedy shook the small Ohio town — and stunned viewers who remembered the Stockdale family's 2008 appearance on ABC's Wife Swap.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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The band enlisted the great Mike Mills to direct, with Saoirse Ronan starring as an office worker who dances, squirms, shudders, and screams through her daily routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 June 2025
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In this community, mention of President Trump elicits shudders, frowns or blank stares.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Then, of course, there were the jerking motions and the cognitive decline.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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More often than not, the jerking movements to get free only bring the meal into contact with more points of sticky contact.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
Noun
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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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Teaching me how a microwave vibrates water molecules to heat my dinner is less helpful than telling me what buttons to press and which containers are microwave-safe.—
Judd Kessler,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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