quiver
quiv·er
quiver · more quiver · most quiver
Nimble, activeNimble, active.
UK/ˈkwɪvə/US/ˈkwɪvɚ/
» The boy quivered at the sound.
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1 senses(archaic)Nimble, active.
Examples
36 sentencesThe boy quivered at the sound.
Her voice was quivering with anger.
ruЕё голос дрожал от гнева. — marafon
deIhre Stimme bebte vor Wut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This could make any girl quiver.
The leaves quivered in the breeze.
deDie Blätter zitterten in der Brise. — Yorwba
In mathematics, a quiver is a digraph.
Origin
From Middle English quiver, cwiver, from Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic (“aFrom Middle English quiver, cwiver, from Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic (“alive”).
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Forms
more quiver, most quiver| Comparative | more quiver Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most quiver Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedquiverness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form