![]() ![]() Origin quiver 1 (1400-1500 ) Probably from quiver “active, quick ” ((13-19 centuries) ), from an unrecorded Old English cwifer quiver 2 1. Her knees touched his and the tiny contact sent a quiver of anticipation up her spine.An ivory quiver hung upon her left shoulder and in her hand was a bow.He felt not a quiver of fear, not a doubt of his own powers.I felt a quiver of excitement run through me.2 DLO a long case for carrying arrow s Examples from the Corpus quiver quiver quiver 2 noun 1 SHAKE a slight trembling quiver of fear/anxiety/anticipation etc I felt a quiver of excitement run through me. As their striding Emperor quivered with the unleashing of its weaponry, Biff sat impotently for only a few moments.The children stood there quivering with excitement as I opened the package.Her lips quivered wildly and she gestured behind her at nothing.He quivered, very slightly, all over, as though he were perished with cold.Middle English quiveren, perhaps from quiver, nimble (from Old English cwifer- see g w ei- in Indo-European roots ). To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion. ![]()
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