Quiver
WordNet

noun


(1)   The act of vibrating
(2)   Case for holding arrows
(3)   An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"A frisson of surprise shot through him"
(4)   A shaky motion
"The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

verb


(5)   Move back and forth very rapidly
"The candle flickered"
(6)   Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
"The city pulsated with music and excitement"
(7)   Shake with fast, tremulous movements
"His nostrils palpitated"
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Etymology 1


From via , from and , from West Germanic }, whence also Old English cocer, Old High German kohhar

Noun



  1. A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
    • 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Act I, Scene I, line 271:
      Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 39:
      Arrows were carried in quiver, called also an arrow case, which served for the magazine, arrows for immediate use were worn in the girdle.
  2. A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
    He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.
  3. Shaking or moving with a slight trembling motion.

Adjective



  1. Nimble, active.
    • 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Part II, Act III, Scene II, line 281:
      there was a little quiver fellow, and 'a would manage you his piece thus; and 'a would about and about, and come you in and come you in.

Verb



  1. To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
    • 1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act II, Scene III, line 12:
      The birds chaunt melody on every bush, The snake lies rolled in the cheerful sun, The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind And make a checker'd shadow on the ground.
 
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