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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s the latest bike gear, trail runners, and hiking essentials that earned a permanent spot in our quiver.
—The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
Josh Allen’s Bills aren’t quivering in their boots after Miami’s five summer additions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s the latest bike gear, trail runners, and hiking essentials that earned a permanent spot in our quiver.
—The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Cabinet is a quivering collection of yea-sayers.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
Josh Allen’s Bills aren’t quivering in their boots after Miami’s five summer additions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
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Adjective
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That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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Double-big lineup shaky early on A major part of the intrigue surrounding Şengün’s potential development this season is Houston’s affinity for using him in double-big lineups next to Steven Adams or Capela.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Quarterback Carson Beck bounced back from his shaky outing against Florida by completing 20 of 27 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.—
Paul McAdory,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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