quiver

/kwˈɪvɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. shake with fast, tremulous movements
   “His nostrils palpitated”
2. move back and forth very rapidly
   “the candle flickered”
3. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
   “the city pulsated with music and excitement”

noun

1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   “a frisson of surprise shot through him”
2. a shaky motion
   “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
3. case for holding arrows
4. the act of vibrating

Synonyms for quiver

• quake
• palpitate
• flicker
• waver
• flitter
• flutter
• pulsate
• beat
• frisson
• shiver
• chill
• shudder
• thrill
• tingle
• shaking
• shakiness
• trembling
• quivering
• vibration
• palpitation

Words that rhyme with quiver

• deliver
• liver
• sliver
• shiver
• caregiver
• giver
• downriver
• river
• upriver
• ivar
• mciver
• mcivor