| quiver | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" |
| ~ fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| n. (state) | 2. palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration | a shaky motion.; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" |
| ~ motion | a state of change.; "they were in a state of steady motion" |
| ~ tremolo | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones. |
| ~ tremor | shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. quiver | case for holding arrows. |
| ~ case | a portable container for carrying several objects.; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| n. (act) | 4. quiver, quivering, vibration | the act of vibrating. |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ tremor, shudder | an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear). |
| v. (motion) | 5. palpitate, quake, quiver | shake with fast, tremulous movements.; "His nostrils palpitated" |
| ~ tremble | move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways.; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" |
| v. (motion) | 6. flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver | move back and forth very rapidly.; "the candle flickered" |
| ~ move back and forth | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction. |
| v. (motion) | 7. beat, pulsate, quiver | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion.; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ pulsate, pulse, throb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
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