Unscramble quivers

Definition of quiver

noun:

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him". Synonyms: chill, frisson, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle.
• a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe". Synonyms: palpitation, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration.
• case for holding arrows.
• the act of vibrating. Synonyms: quivering, vibration.

verb:

• shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated". Synonyms: palpitate, quake.
• move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered". Synonyms: flicker, flitter, flutter, waver.
• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement". Synonyms: beat, pulsate.

Related words

shudder, tremolo, tremor.

Words nearby

quaver.

Rhymes with

deliver, downriver, giver, liver, river, shiver, sliver, upriver.