v. 1
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
n. 1
A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
n. 2
A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.

Related words

Phrases: quiver tree

Forms

Plural: quivers → tremblings, shakings, palpitations, vibrations…
Past participle: quivered
e.g. quivered → fluttered, shaken, flickered, quavered…

Choose the right word

Quiver or Thrill?

Thrill is applied to a pervasive movement felt rather than seen; as, the nerves thrill with delight; quiver is similarly used, but suggests somewhat more of outward manifestation.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
vibrate Mary's cellphone started to vibrate in her pocket.
waver We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a nation.
quaver His odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.
shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.
tremble I tremble with my fingers crossed behind the door.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
quiver		rising
shake		rising
vibrate		rising
waver		rising
quaver		rising
shudder		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: case¹, beat¹
5 letters: shake¹, chill¹, grill¹, quake¹, waver², throb¹
6 letters: thrill¹, wobble², shiver², tremor², tingle², falter², bicker², quaver²
7 letters: shaking², flutter², flicker², vibrate², shudder², tremble², frisson, flitter, pulsate
9 letters: vibration³, trembling³, shakiness³, palpitate³
11 letters: palpitation⁴
12 letters: multidigraph

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: frémir
Deutsch: gruseln