"aquiver" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈkwɪvɚ/
Rhymes: -ɪvɚ Etymology: From a- + quiver. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|quiver}} a- + quiver Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aquiver (not comparable)
  1. In a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering. Tags: not-comparable
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          "text": "He said \"Stand and deliver / For I am all aquiver.\"",
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          "ref": "1961, Rachel Carson, The Sea Around Us, revised edition, New York: Oxford University Press, Part 1, p. 66:",
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