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Definitions of 'quiver'
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1.
If something quivers, it shakes with very small movements.
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2.
If you say that someone or their voice is quivering with an emotion such as rage or excitement, you mean that they are strongly affected by
this emotion and show it in their appearance or voice.
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3.
A quiver is a container for carrying arrows in.
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Conjugations of 'quiver'
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present simple: I quiver, you quiver [...]
past simple: I quivered, you quivered [...]
past participle: quivered
Synonyms of 'quiver'
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Collocations with 'quiver' voice quivers
Examples of 'quiver' in a sentence
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Paintings consisting of rows of circles and small rectangles pop and quiver before
your eyes.Her voice is quivering again.She disappeared into the night and left me a quivering wreck.
Translations of 'quiver'
English-French
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● intransitive verb: [person, voice, lip] trembler [...]
● noun: (in voice, hand) tremblement; (for arrows) carquois [...]
English-Spanish
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● noun: (= trembling) estremecimiento, [of arrows] carcaj, aljaba [...]
● intransitive verb: [person,] temblar, estremecerse; [voice, eyelids] temblar [...]
English-German
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● intransitive verb: zittern; (person also) beben (with vor +dat); (wings) flattern; (lips, eyelids, heart) zucken; (flesh) wabbeln [...]
● noun: Zittern nt; Beben nt; Flattern nt; Zucken nt; Wabbeln nt, Köcher m [...]
English-Italian
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● noun: (for arrows) faretra, turcasso [...]
English-Chinese
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● intransitive verb: (tremble: lip, voice) 颤抖 [...]
English-Portuguese
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● intransitive verb: estremecer [...]
● noun: (for arrows) carcás, aljava [...]
English-Hindi
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● intransitive verb: काँपना, थरथराना, लरजना [...]
English-Japanese
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● intransitive verb: 小刻みに震える [...]
● countable noun: 震え [...]
English-Korean
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'quiver' in other languages
● intransitive verb: 떨다, 떨리다 [...]
● countable noun: 떨림, 전율 [...]
If something quivers, it shakes with very small movements.
Thai: สั่นระริก
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