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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as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
our quivering dog tried to hide under the bed during the thunderstorm
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as in twitching
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
the kids were fascinated by the quivering of the jellyfish and kept poking it to see it wiggle
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as in shaking
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
shaky
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Leadership has never been easy, but the terrain leaders stand on today feels shakier than ever.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This is an important offseason for Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr after a shaky sophomore NBA campaign.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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