quiver

🇺🇸 /ˈkwɪvər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkwɪvə(r)/
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verb
R

to shake or tremble slightly

Her voice began to quiver when she spoke about the sad memory.

noun
R

a slight shaking movement or feeling

A quiver of fear ran through her body when she heard the loud noise.

R

a container for holding arrows

The hunter carried his arrows in a leather quiver on his back.

translation

v. to shake or tremble slightly
n. a slight shaking movement or feeling; a container for holding arrows

Word Forms

Past quivered
Progressive quivering
3rd Present quivers
Plural quivers
Perfect quivered