"quivers" in the noun sense
1. frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"
2. shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
a shaky motion
"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
3. quiver
case for holding arrows
4. vibration, quiver, quivering
the act of vibrating
"quivers" in the verb sense
1. quiver, quake, palpitate
shake with fast, tremulous movements
"His nostrils palpitated"
2. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered"
3. pulsate, beat, quiver
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
"the city pulsated with music and excitement"
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