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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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quivers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quiver

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Recent Examples of quivers
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 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quivers
Noun
  • Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This includes the addition of a thin, flat membrane called a diaphragm that vibrates and amplifies sound.
    Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This whole fictional world vibrates on Robinson’s bizarre frequency, which means Ron may just be onto something.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Quivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quivers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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