quiver

Part of speech: verb

To move with a tremulous motion; tremble.

Part of speech: noun

A portable case for arrows.

Part of speech: noun

The act of quivering; a shaking.

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Usage examples "quiver":

  1. Laramie eyed him without a quiver: " I'm against you, Harry." - "Laramie Holds the Range", Frank H. Spearman.
  2. It is quite certain that in this, more than in any previous century, the nerves quiver at the least shock. - "LÃ -bas", J. K. Huysmans.
  3. The statue moves a little, and the red lips swell, quiver, and yet she does not speak. - "Floyd Grandon's Honor", Amanda Minnie Douglas.