Synonyms of quivers

quivers 1 of 2

noun

plural of quiver

as in shivers

an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold

a quiver ran through the audience when the monster cornered the movie's hero

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shivers
• shudders
• trembles
• tremors
• shakes
• waves
• agitations
• jolts
• fluctuations
• vibrations
• quakes
• pulses
• throbs
• oscillations
• wobbles
• pulsations
• palpitations
• flutters
• beats

quivers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of quiver

as in shakes

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

aspen leaves quivering in the breeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• shudders
• jerks
• vibrates
• trembles
• shivers
• twitches
• convulses
• jiggles
• wobbles
• buckets
• jolts
• sways
• quakes
• joggles
• agitates
• judders
• throbs
• jounces
• flickers
• waves
• rocks
• swings
• flutters
• quavers
• chatters
• thrills
• wavers
• palpitates
• fluctuates
• undulates
• oscillates
• pulsates
• pulses
• dodders
• pitter-patters
• beats
• pit-a-pats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quivers

Noun

Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 3 June 2026

As the last rusty leaves fell from the trees in the parks and historic piazzas, the birds swooped down, rummaging and pecking and shaking their feathers, then flew off again with quivers of delight. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

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

Distinguished with trademark quivers and phrasings that underlined meaning and action, his voice and range revealed few signs of deterioration. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

Even now, there are moments during presentations when my voice still quivers. — Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Risk factors for cardiac arrest A frequent trigger is rhythm disturbance—especially ventricular fibrillation—in which the heart quivers instead of beating effectively. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026

The music of home often quivers with nostalgia. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025

There’s a breathless mood in the air that quivers and quakes at the protests to come. — Sara Stridsberg september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025