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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
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 See All Example Sentences for quiver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
shaky
Adjective
  • And the one thing the Oilers know is that Skinner has the ability to bounce back from shaky performances.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 26 May 2025
  • Celebrating success can reinforce morale, build confidence and remind people of what’s working, even when external circumstances feel shaky.
    Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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