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Definition of Quivered
1. a. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver.
Definition of Quivered
1. Verb. (past of quiver) ¹
2. Adjective. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver for arrows. ¹
3. Adjective. Sheathed, as in a quiver. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quivered
1. quiver [v] - See also: quiver
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quivered
Literary usage of Quivered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... in the meantime, he quivered under the effluvium of an immense love, a supreme
and universal tenderness, as if the heart of all humanity were throbbing ..."
2. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1850)
"Suddenly, Caroline was troubled ; her lip quivered. " Poor mamma! I am all mamma
has : must I leave her?" " Do you know, I thought of that difficulty: I and ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"Her lips quivered a little, and she wrung her thin fingers. " You know I have
not said a word, sir," she exclaimed. " I wished to keep it all to ourselves. ..."
4. Wild Animals I Have Known: And 200 Drawings by Ernest Thompson Seton (1912)
"... a faithful and honored retainer—and Wully, bright, fierce, trusty, treacherous
Wully, quivered a moment, then straightened out, and lay forever still. ..."
5. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1859)
"With these words he closed the sermon. Though ho had controlled himself up to
this moment, his whole frame now quivered with emotion, ..."
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