Aquiver: a-kwi-var
Part of speech:
adjective
Origin: Middle
English
1. In a state of
excitement.
2. Trembling.
Examples used in a sentence:
1. I was aquiver
when I heard the news that my favorite movie star was in town.
2. The combination of
the thrilling news and the icy chill had me aquiver.
About Aquiver
Looking deep into the history of aquiver, it shares roots
with a Middle English word, quiver, meaning ‘agile’ or ‘quick.’ Someone who is aquiver with excitement might
move quickly with all of their anxious energy.
Did You Know?
Aquiver first appeared in English in 1864 and its roots come
from the prefix a-, which, in this sense, means ‘in,’ and quiver, meaning ‘to
shake.’ Literally, it means to be in a
state of shaking.
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