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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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quiver

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verb (1)

quivering

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adjective

quivering

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noun (2)

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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quivering

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verb (2)

present participle of quiver

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Recent Examples of quiver
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 See All Example Sentences for quiver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
shaky
Adjective
  • Plus, despite his size, Henderson is a tough and nasty pass blocker who can bully blitzing linebackers, which is an important trait behind what could be a shaky offensive line.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • And the job security for McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier is shaky, at best.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025

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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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