WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quiv•er1 /ˈkwɪvɚ/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
quiv•er2 /ˈkwɪvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [no object]
- to shake with a slight but rapid motion;
tremble:The dog quivered with excitement.
n. [countable]
- the act or state of quivering.
quiv•er2 /ˈkwɪvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
- a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- the arrows in such a case.
quiv•er1
(kwiv′ər),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.
n.
quiv′er•er, n.
quiv′er•ing•ly, adv.
quiv′er•y, adj.
quiv•er2 (kwiv′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- to shake with a slight but rapid motion;
vibrate tremulously;
tremble.
n.
- the act or state of quivering;
a tremble or tremor.
- 1480–90; origin, originally uncertain; compare Middle Dutch quiveren to tremble
quiv′er•ing•ly, adv.
quiv′er•y, adj.
- 1. quake, shudder, shiver. See shake. 2. shudder, shiver, shake.
quiv•er2 (kwiv′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- the arrows in such a case.
- Gmc; compare Old English cocer quiver
- Anglo-French quiveir, variant of Old French quivre; perh.
- Middle English 1250–1300