Search Result:quiver
KK Pronunciation
〔 `kwIvL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋkwivә 〕
Overview of noun quiver
The noun quiver has 4 senses
- frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle -- (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him")
- shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation -- (a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe")
- quiver -- (case for holding arrows)
- vibration, quiver, quivering -- (the act of vibrating)
Overview of verb quiver
The verb quiver has 3 senses
- quiver, quake, palpitate -- (shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated")
- flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver -- (move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")
- pulsate, beat, quiver -- (move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement")