| VERB | motion | quiver, quake, palpitate | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
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| motion | quiver, flicker, waver, flitter, flutter | move back and forth very rapidly | |
| motion | quiver, pulsate, beat | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | |
| NOUN | feeling | quiver, frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
| state | quiver, shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation | a shaky motion | |
| artifact | quiver | case for holding arrows | |
| act | quiver, vibration, quivering | the act of vibrating |
| Sounds | kwih'ver | |
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| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | An almost pleasurable sensation of fright. | |
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| Synonyms | frisson, shiver, chill, shudder, thrill, tingle | |
| Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| Spanish | emoción, escalofrío, espeluzno, estremecimiento, hormigueo, tiritón | |
| Catalan | calfred, encruiximent, esgarrifament, estremiment | |
| Meaning | A shaky motion. | |
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| Synonyms | shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering, vibration, palpitation | |
| Narrower | tremolo | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones |
| tremor | shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) | |
| Broader | motion | A state of change |
| Spanish | cimbreo, palpitación, temblor, trepidación, vibración | |
| Catalan | estremiment, tremolor, vibració | |
| Verbs | quiver | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| Meaning | case for holding arrows. | |
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| Broader | case | A portable container for carrying several objects |
| Spanish | aljaba, carcaj | |
| Catalan | aljava, buirac, carcaix | |
| Meaning | The act of vibrating. | |
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| Synonyms | vibration, quivering | |
| Narrower | tremor, shudder | An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | temblor, vibración | |
| Catalan | tremolor, vibració | |
| Verbs | quiver | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| Meaning | shake with fast, tremulous movements. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | quake, palpitate | |
| Broader | tremble | Move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways |
| Spanish | temblar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, trémer, tremolar, trepidar, vibrar | |
| Nouns | quiver | the act of vibrating |
| quiver, quivering | a shaky motion | |
| Meaning | move back and forth very rapidly. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | The crowds quiver in the streets; The streets quiver with crowds | |
| Synonyms | flicker, waver, flitter, flutter | |
| Broader | move back and forth | Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| Spanish | aletear, estremecerse, ondear, oscilar, parpadear, revolotear, temblar, vacilar, vibrar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, onejar, oscil·lar, trémer, tremolar, vacil·lar, vibrar | |
| Meaning | Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | pulsate, beat | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Similar to | pulsate, throb, pulse | Expand and contract rhythmically |
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