quiver
quiver
[/ verb]
/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
intransitive
1 ​to shake slightly; to make a slight movement
synonym tremble
Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
The memory of that day made him quiver with anger.
Collocations
nouns as the subject:
antennachinlip…
quiver
noun
/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
1 ​an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body
He felt a quiver of excitement run through him.
Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
2 a case for carrying arrows
Word Origin
verb Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick).
noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick). noun sense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.
e.g.
Drop the quiver and knives too. 矢筒と山刀と小刀も全部捨てるんだ (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』9話)