verb, noun
verb [V] to shake slightly; to make a slight movement
SYNTREMBLE:
Her lip quivered and then she started to cry. * The memory of that day made him quiver with anger.
Part of speech: noun
1 an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body:
He felt a quiver of excitement run through him. * Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
2 a case for carrying arrows
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for quiver is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is quiver a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, quiver is tagged as noun.
Does quiver appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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