as in shiver
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
a quiver ran through the audience when the monster cornered the movie's hero
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
aspen leaves quivering in the breeze
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Recent Examples of quiver
Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
What was once a last resort after negotiations with Congress failed is now the first arrow pulled out of a president’s quiver.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Even the violence has a sense of poetry to it, as with a bloody fistfight that takes place in the water, witnessed by the quivering cab driver on the beach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Performance is found in the weight of silence, a glance that ignites the heart, the gravity a quiver carries.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
What was once a last resort after negotiations with Congress failed is now the first arrow pulled out of a president’s quiver.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Pearl Jam frontman plays the cover pretty straight (not that that’s a bad thing), with just acoustic guitar accompaniment and a vocal performance that’s distinctly reminiscent of Young’s soft, quivering tenor.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Even the violence has a sense of poetry to it, as with a bloody fistfight that takes place in the water, witnessed by the quivering cab driver on the beach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
Noun
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The females’ eggs, fertilized by the males’ shivers, will hatch over the next few months.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Carnal, with care – Jis shook the bedrock of the cordial, conservative Guadalajara community with filth, camp and candor.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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The band enlisted the great Mike Mills to direct, with Saoirse Ronan starring as an office worker who dances, squirms, shudders, and screams through her daily routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 June 2025
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In this community, mention of President Trump elicits shudders, frowns or blank stares.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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More often than not, the jerking movements to get free only bring the meal into contact with more points of sticky contact.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Then stage two involves jerking movement, spasms, loss of vision, dementia, and seizures.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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Furman is one of a kind: a trans, devoutly Jewish former rabbinical student who’s written a book about Lou Reed and sings folk-punk songs in a mercurial tremble.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The green earth below the stone seems to vibrate with Dorian’s physical presence.—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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