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Type Words
Synonyms palpitation, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration
Type of motion
Has types tremor, tremolo
Type Words
Synonyms flicker, flitter, flutter, waver
Type of move back and forth
Type Words
Synonyms beat, pulsate
Type of move
Verb group pulse, pulsate, throb
Type Words
Synonyms palpitate, quake
Type of tremble
Derivation quivering
Type Words
Synonyms chill, frisson, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
Type of fear, fearfulness, fright
Type Words
Synonyms quivering, vibration
Type of movement, move, motion, motility
Has types tremor, shudder
Type Words
Type of case

Examples of quiver

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This has become one of the deadliest arrows in the quiver of prophecy opponents.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
The moonbeams seemed to quiver as they went by me into the mass of gloom beyond.
From the stltoday.com
News of Baker's possible retirement sent a quiver through ambitious Republicans.
From the time.com
Make a hat out of green felt, and a quiver for bow and arrows out of cardboard.
From the chron.com
The Europeans weren't going to quiver because Holmes grew up in Campbellsville.
From the courier-journal.com
Understandable that a kid would be all a-quiver over the prospect of a new dog.
From the usatoday.com
It occurs when the upper parts of the heart quiver instead of beating properly.
From the usatoday.com
Adolescents are finally putting down their Xboxes in order to get all a-quiver.
From the independent.co.uk
Pinching my fingers, I made it to the top of the mountain with barely a quiver.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Frisson: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
  • Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
  • Flicker: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
  • Shaking: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
  • Case for holding arrows
  • Pulsate: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
  • A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, or darts. It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer's personal preference. Quivers were traditionally made of leather, wood, furs, and other natural materials, but are now often made of metal or plastic.
  • Quiver is the second studio album of the band KTU. Songs from this album first time were performed on festival "Creating the World" in Kazan, Russia.
  • Bow Wow Wow were a 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines. The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".*Ruhlmann, William. "" Allmusic.