Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Quiver /(kwĭv"ẽr)/ · Quiv·er · IPA /ˈkwɪvɚ/ a. v. i. n. n. 01 a. Nimble; active. 1. Nimble; active.[Obs.] 02 v. i. To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering 1. To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. “The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind.” — Shak. “And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.” — Addison. 03 n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor. 1. The act or state of quivering; a tremor. 04 n. A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. 1. A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. “Beside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored.” — Milton.