quiver
noun/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
/ˈkwɪvər/
- an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body
- He felt a quiver of excitement run through him.
- Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
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Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick). noun sense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.
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