quivered
UK/ˈkwɪvəd/US/ˈkwɪvɚd/
quivered is the simple past and past participle of quiver.
Adjective
quivered (not comparable)
- Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver for arrows.
- 'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity:
She that has that is clad in complete steel,
And, like a quivered nymph with arrows keen,
May trace huge forests, and unharboured heaths […]1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
- 'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity:
- Sheathed, as in a quiver.
Meaning of quiver
Verb
quiver (third-person singular simple present quivers, present participle quivering, simple past and past participle quivered)
- To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
- The birds chaunt melodie on euerie buſh,
The ſnakes^([sic – meaning ſnake]) lies rolled in the chearefull ſunne,
The greene leaues quiuer with the cooling winde,
And make a checkerd ſhadow on the ground: [...]c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- The birds chaunt melodie on euerie buſh,
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Questions about quivered
- What does quivered mean?
- Quivered means furnished with, or carrying, a quiver for arrows.
- What is quivered the simple past and past participle of?
- Quivered is the simple past and past participle of quiver.
- What part of speech is quivered?
- Quivered is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce quivered?
- Quivered is pronounced /ˈkwɪvəd/ (UK).
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