"bequiver" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bequivers [present, singular, third-person], bequivering [participle, present], bequivered [participle, past], bequivered [past]
Etymology: be- + quiver Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|quiver}} be- + quiver Head templates: {{en-verb}} bequiver (third-person singular simple present bequivers, present participle bequivering, simple past and past participle bequivered)
  1. To cause to quiver. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bequiver-en-verb-6TQ30~lZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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