English Dictionary
◊ QUIVER
quiver
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill},
{shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {tremor}, {trembling},
{quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]
3: a case for holding arrows
4: the act of vibrating [syn: {vibration}, {quivering}]
v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements" [syn: {quake}]
2: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: {flicker},
{waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}]