quiv|er

quiv|er
quiv|er1 «KWIHV uhr», verb, noun.
–v.i.
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; shiver; tremble: »

The dog quivered with excitement. Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry (Booth Tarkington).

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under shake. (Cf.shake)
–v.t.
to cause to quiver: »

Impotent as a bird with both wings broken, it still quivered its shattered pinions (Charlotte Brontë).

–n.
an act of quivering; tremble: »

A quiver of his mouth showed that he was about to cry.

[probably variant of quaver; perhaps influenced by shiver1, quiver3]
quiv|er2 «KWIHV uhr», noun.
1. a case to hold arrows: »

a quiver of dogskin at his back, and a…bow in his hand (Francis Parkman).

2. the supply of arrows in such a case.
[< Anglo-French quiveir, Old French quivre, probably < Germanic (compare Old High German chohhāri)]
quiv|er3 «KWIHV uhr», adjective.
Dialect. nimble; quick.
[Middle English cwiver, Old English cwiferlīce actively]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • quiv|ered — «KWIHV uhrd», adjective. 1. furnished with a quiver. 2. held in a quiver …   Useful english dictionary

  • quiv|er|ful — «KWIHV uhr ful», noun, plural fuls. 1. as much or as many as a quiver can hold. 2. Figurative. a sizable number or quantity: »Armed with a bad temper and a quiverful of sarcastic rejoinders... (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv´o|cal|ness — e|quiv|o|cal «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv´o|cal|ly — e|quiv|o|cal «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv|o|cal — «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided because the result… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´e|quiv´o|cal|ness — un|e|quiv|o|cal «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´e|quiv´o|cal|ly — un|e|quiv|o|cal «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|e|quiv|o|cal — «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize, compromise, or …   Useful english dictionary

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