1
[ verb ] shake with fast, tremulous movements

Synonyms

quake palpitate

Examples

"His nostrils palpitated"

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

`` Deegan '' , the manager said , his voice pitched low , quivering .

Related terms

tremble shaking

2
[ verb ] move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle

Synonyms

flicker flutter flitter waver

Related terms

move_back_and_forth waver

3
[ noun ] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Synonyms

thrill chill shudder shiver tingle frisson

Examples

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

Related terms

fear shudder tingle

4
[ noun ] a shaky motion

Synonyms

trembling shakiness tremor quivering vibration palpitation shaking

Examples

"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

Related terms

motion tremolo tremor tremble tremble

5
[ noun ] case for holding arrows

Related terms

case

6
[ verb ] move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

Synonyms

pulsate beat

Examples

"the city pulsated with music and excitement"

Related terms

move pulsate

7
[ noun ] the act of vibrating

Synonyms

vibration quivering

Related terms

motion tremor

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Rhymes with

giver shiver river liver sliver caregiver upriver deliver downriver gulliver oliver

Phonetic and Homophones

K W IH1 V ER0

Similar Spelling

quaver quaffer

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