quiver

verb

/ˈkwɪvə(r)/

/ˈkwɪvər/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they quiver	/ˈkwɪvə(r)/ /ˈkwɪvər/
he / she / it quivers	/ˈkwɪvəz/ /ˈkwɪvərz/
past simple quivered	/ˈkwɪvəd/ /ˈkwɪvərd/
past participle quivered	/ˈkwɪvəd/ /ˈkwɪvərd/
-ing form quivering	/ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

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to shake slightly; to make a slight movement synonym tremble
- Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
- The memory of that day made him quiver with anger.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Quiver is used with these nouns as the subject:
antenna
chin
lip
…
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Word Originverb Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick).

quiver

noun

/ˈkwɪvə(r)/

/ˈkwɪvər/

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an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body
- He felt a quiver of excitement run through him.
- Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
a case for carrying arrows

Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick). noun sense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.