 quiver |
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| 1. | [ verb ] shake with fast, tremulous movements | |
| Synonyms: | quake palpitate | |
| Examples: | "His nostrils palpitated" |
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| Related terms: | tremble shaking | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle | |
| Synonyms: | flicker flutter flitter waver | |
| Related terms: | move_back_and_forth waver | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | |
| Synonyms: | thrill chill shudder shiver tingle frisson | |
| Examples: | "a frisson of surprise shot through him" |
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| Related terms: | fear shudder tingle | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a shaky motion | |
| Synonyms: | trembling shakiness tremor quivering vibration palpitation shaking | |
| Examples: | "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" |
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| Related terms: | motion tremolo tremor tremble tremble | |
| 5. | [ noun ] case for holding arrows | |
| Related terms: | case | |
| 6. | [ verb ] move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | |
| Synonyms: | pulsate beat | |
| Examples: | "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
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| Related terms: | move pulsate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of vibrating | |
| Synonyms: | vibration quivering | |
| Related terms: | motion tremor | |
| Similar spelling: |
quaver quaffer |
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