quiver
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈkwɪvər/
:
temblor
- As he reached the top of the stairs, an unexpected quiver of fear ran through him.
Examples
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Still, Roger felt something of a quiver up his spine as he stood beside Brianna, facing the vanished.
Fiction book (1992) -
In response, she pouted elaborately, making her bottom lip quiver as if she were about to cry.
Fiction book (1994) -
That quiver, you know, it was like she had no control over it.
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Your mouth just had a little quiver.
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But now she only stared at me with a crazy quiver in her eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Never, I told myself, frightened in a way that made my very bones quiver beneath my flesh.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her look was casually neutral, yet it shot a quiver through me.
Fiction book (1999) -
I could smell the rabbit's sweet-musky fur and see its whiskers quiver as it nibbled.
Fiction book (2001) -
All are now protected by the ossuary, where the soul of battlefield still quivers and where burns the eternal flame of devotion.
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As he spoke about the haunted house, a quiver of excitement ran through the audience.
Synonyms
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1.8
A quick repeated movement back and forth or up and down that makes things tremble
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1.4
A sudden small shake of the body from cold, fear or excitement
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5.3
A shaking movement of the body or voice you cannot control
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2.7
A small shaking that you feel when you are very afraid or cold
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4.1
A sudden, uncontrolled shaking of the body from fear, cold, or strong feeling
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4.4
A slight, fast shaking that you can see or feel
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2.7
A small, quick shaking of the body when you feel afraid or cold
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Etymology
Quiver for a slight trembling is like the word shiver and gives the image of a 'little shake' in your body or voice, so a quiver is a small tremble.