American English pronunciation
How to pronounce quiver
IPA transcription: [k'wɪvɚ]
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Noun
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an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
“a frisson of surprise shot through him”
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a shaky motion
“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
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the act of vibrating
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case for holding arrows
Verb
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shake with fast, tremulous movements
“His nostrils palpitated”
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move back and forth very rapidly
“the candle flickered”
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move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
“the city pulsated with music and excitement”
Usage examples
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- Quivers dismissed the question.
- Without a single quiver.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- It was as if it quivered, but really this was the telescope vibrating.
- The truth of it set Jeanne quivering.