quiver

Meaning
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- A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (obsolete) A vulva.
- (obsolete) The collective noun for cobras.
- A multidigraph.
Synonyms
get nervous
tremble with fear
give a start
mediumsized bow
be agitated
pasi panondengerkleka kana mvura ichitinhiraw the earth shakes when the thunder crashes
be energetic only at beginning of work
ooze fat ó
ooze moisture
be screwed up
get buried in fat
be eager
flap wings
be frail
tremble intermittently
warble tone
arrow-case
Frequency
Hyphenated as
quiv‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkwɪvə/
Etymology
From Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare (source of Dutch koker, and cognate to Old English cocer (“quiver, case”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kokar (“container”), said to be from Hunnic, possibly from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür (“leather vessel for liquids”); see there for more. Replaced early modern cocker, the inherited reflex of that West Germanic word.
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