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
Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Viewed from the rear three-quarter angle, the Vanquish recalls an arrow, drawn from its quiver and aimed at the target.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Navigate the knife-edge ridge, bracing your quivering limbs, before descending into Cascade Canyon.
—Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The idea of using Bouchard as a standalone difference-maker away from McDavid at five-on-five may be the only arrow in coach Knoblauch’s quiver.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Viewed from the rear three-quarter angle, the Vanquish recalls an arrow, drawn from its quiver and aimed at the target.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
His eyes filled with tears and his bottom lip began to quiver.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Navigate the knife-edge ridge, bracing your quivering limbs, before descending into Cascade Canyon.
—Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiver
Noun
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Critically acclaimed and boasting impressive performances across its cast of young actors, Better Watch Out won't give you the warm fuzzies this holiday season, but it's guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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This sends shivers down the spine of the entertainment industry.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot delves into a crime that shook the town of Channelview, Texas, in 1991.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Add chicken pieces to bag, a few at a time, shaking to coat.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Winter is coming to New York, which should send a shiver — and a shudder — through residents who know how close the city came to catastrophe just two years ago, and how little has been achieved to prevent it from happening again.Jon Pepper, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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With more than 67 million Americans collecting stipends now and hundreds of millions more counting on benefits for their retirement, any threat to the system’s benefits sends a shudder through the nation’s workers.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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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
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The more effective alternative to using their hands to wash their face is that this device vibrates 7,000 times a minute in order to get deep into pores and clean them out.Quincy Bulin, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiver. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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