What does "quiver" mean?
Quiver: Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
- 4.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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