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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUIV'ER, n.
A case or sheath for arrows.
Take the quiver and thy bow. Genesis 27.
QUIV'ER, a. Nimble; active. [Not in use.]
QUIV'ER, v.i.
1. To shake or tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. This word expresses that tremulous motion of the body which proceeds from loss of heat or vigor. Thus persons quiver with fear or with cold.
He quiver'd with his feet and lay for dead.
And left the limbs still quiv'ring on the ground.
2. To play or be agitated with a tremulous motion.
The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind.
The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation]
3: case for holding arrows
4: the act of vibrating [syn: vibration, quiver, quivering] v
1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: pulsate, beat, quiver]

Merriam Webster's

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 (quivered; quivering) Etymology: Middle English, probably from quiver agile, quick; akin to Old English cwiferlice zealously Date: 15th century to shake or move with a slight trembling motion • quiveringly adverb III. noun Date: 1786 the act or action of quivering ; tremor

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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. a skylark) make (its wings) quiver. --n. a quivering motion or sound. Derivatives: quiveringly adv. quivery adj. Etymology: ME f. obs. quiver nimble: cf. QUAVER 2. n. a case for holding arrows. Phrases and idioms: have an arrow (or shaft) left in one's quiver not be resourceless. Etymology: ME f. OF quivre f. WG (cf. OE cocor)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quiver Quiv"er, a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.] Nimble; active. [Obs.] `` A little quiver fellow.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quiver Quiv"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] [Cf. Quaver.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. --Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. --Addison.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quiver Quiv"er, n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quiver Quiv"er, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k["o]cher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.] A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(quivers, quivering, quivered) 1. If something quivers, it shakes with very small movements. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks. = tremble VERB: V 2. If you say that someone or their voice is quivering with an emotion such as rage or excitement, you mean that they are strongly affected by this emotion and show it in their appearance or voice. Cooper arrived, quivering with rage... VERB: V with n • Quiver is also a noun. I felt a quiver of panic. N-COUNT: usu N of n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

the sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Ps. 127:5; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Jer. 5:16; Lam. 3:13. In Gen. 27:3 this word is the rendering of the Hebrew _teli_, which is supposed rather to mean a suspended weapon, literally "that which hangs from one", i.e., is suspended from the shoulder or girdle.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kwiv'-er (ashpah, teli; pharetra (Sirach 26:12)): A case or sheath for carrying arrows, a part of the ordinary equipment of the warrior, both foot-soldier and charioteer (Job 39:23; Isa 22:6), and also of the huntsman (Ge 27:3). Figuratively of a group in passages where children (Ps 127:5) or prophets of Yahweh (Isa 49:2) are spoken of as arrows. Arrows are called bene 'ashpah, "sons of the quiver" (La 3:13). By identifying the arrows with the death they produce, the quiver is likened to an open grave (Jer 5:16).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Quake, shake. 2. Tremble, play, be agitated. 3. Tremble, shudder, shiver. II. n. Trembling, tremulous motion, shake, shudder, shiver.

Moby Thesaurus

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