Quiver
11quiver — quiv|er1 [ˈkwıvə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from quiver [i] active, quick (13 19 centuries), from an unrecorded Old English cwifer] to shake slightly because you are cold, or because you feel very afraid, angry, excited etc =… …
12quiver — I UK [ˈkwɪvə(r)] / US [ˈkwɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms quiver : present tense I/you/we/they quiver he/she/it quivers present participle quivering past tense quivered past participle quivered to shake with short quick movements Her lip… …
13quiver — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. tremble or vibrate with a slight rapid motion, esp.: a (usu. foll. by with) as the result of emotion (quiver with anger). b (usu. foll. by in) as the result of air currents etc. (quiver in the breeze). 2 tr. (of a bird, esp …
14quiver — 1. noun [kʍɪvə(ɹ)]|/kwɪvə(ɹ)/ a) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun. Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly …
15quiver — v. (D; intr.) to quiver with (to quiver with fear) * * * [ kwɪvə] (D; intr.) to quiver with (to quiver with fear) …
16quiver — [[t]kwɪ̱və(r)[/t]] quivers, quivering, quivered 1) VERB If something quivers, it shakes with very small movements. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks. Syn: tremble 2) VERB If you say that someone or their voice is… …
17quiver — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French quivre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari Date: 14th century 1. a case for carrying or holding arrows 2. the arrows in a quiver II. intransitive verb …
18Quiver — A quiver is a container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those shot from a bow, crossbow or blowgun. Quivers have different forms depending on their use: quivers may hang from an archer s belt, from a horse saddle, or be worn on the… …
19quiver — {{11}}quiver (n.) case for holding arrows, early 14c., from Anglo Fr. quiveir, O.Fr. quivre, probably from P.Gmc. *kukur container (Cf. O.H.G. kohhari, O.Fris. koker, O.E. cocur quiver ); said to be from the language of the Huns. {{12}}quiver… …
20quiver — I. /ˈkwɪvə / (say kwivuh) verb (i) 1. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble. –verb (t) 2. to cause to quiver. –noun 3. the act or state of quivering; a tremble; a tremor. {? from Middle English quyver, Old English… …
