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Pronunciation : Quiv"er
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]
Definition : Defn: Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quiv"er
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Quaver.]
Definition : Defn: To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.

i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quiv"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quiv"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohhari quiver, receptacle, G. k?cher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.]
Definition : Defn: A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913