Thesaurus results for QUIVERS

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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

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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

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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

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

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Noun

Economic shivers give both the fits, and a pressured consumer has both well in the red so far this year.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
These insects and arachnids might startle you or send shivers down your spine, but there's no need to worry about these bugs—not too much, anyway.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026