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Definition of quivered :
1. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver.
2. of Quiver
3. Sheathed, as in a quiver.
Synonyms:
agitated (part of speech: verb)
palpitated, jarred, stirred, shook, shivered, churned, quaked, agitated, jolted, perturbed, twitched, shaken, quavered, disquieted, upset, shuddered, troubled, flustered
flickered (part of speech: verb)
glimmered, flickered, waved, shimmered, twinkled, sparkled, fluttered, trembled, glinted, blinked, wavered
Usage examples:
- While I was speaking, a spear quivered in the tree close to where they were sitting. - "Adventures in Australia", W.H.G. Kingston.
- Excuse me, if I seem curious, but when you spoke of your dear wife, my whole being quivered with a new and strange emotion. - "Dawn", Mrs. Harriet A. Adams.
- She looked up, startled at this, but as my eyes told her a certain truth I made no effort to conceal, she looked down again, and her lip quivered. - "The Gold Bag", Carolyn Wells.