noun
quiver
KWIH-vuh
noun
1
A case for carrying arrows.
"The archer reached into his quiver for another arrow."
verb
1
To shake with small, rapid movements, often from cold, fear, or emotion.
"Her voice began to quiver as she read the eulogy."
"The leaves quivered in the light breeze."
How to Use Quiver
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the container archers carry arrows in, or a light trembling motion.
Common pairings
quiver with fear
a quiver of arrows
quiver of options (figurative)
Word Forms
more quiver comparative, quivered past tense, quivers plural, quivers plural, quivers singular, most quiver superlative
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Etymology
The arrow-case sense comes from Old Dutch by way of Anglo-Norman French; the shaking sense developed separately in Middle English.