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quiver (1)

quiv·er [ kwívvər ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle quiv·ered, present participle quiv·er·ing, 3rd person present singular quiv·ers)
Definition:
 
tremble: to shake rapidly with small movements



noun  (plural quiv·ers)
Definition:
 
trembling movement: a repeated small rapid shaking movement

[15th century. Probably < assumed Old English cwifer "active, nimble," suggestive of the movement]

quiv·er·er noun
quiv·er·y adjective
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