QUIVER
/ˈkwɪvəɹ/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 20
Definition
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements.
— synonyms: quake, palpitate
- verb move back and forth very rapidly.
— synonyms: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter
- verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion.
— synonyms: pulsate, beat
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.
— synonyms: frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle
- noun a shaky motion.
— synonyms: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation
- noun case for holding arrows.
- noun the act of vibrating.
— synonyms: vibration, quivering
Examples
- “He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.”
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