Quiver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.]
Etymology: [Cf. Quaver.]
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.
3 other Webster entries under this spelling
Quiver, a.
Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.
Quiver, n.
The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
Quiver, n.
A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for quiver; he lists it under shake.
Where he writes about it:
A thing trembles that shakes perceptibly and with an appearance of uncertainty and instability, as a person under the influence of fear; a thing shivers when all its particles are stirred with a slight but pervading tremulous motion, as a human body under the influence of cold; shuddering is a more pronounced movement of a similar kind, in human beings often the effect of emotional or moral recoil; hence, the word is applied by extension to such feelings even when they have no such outward manifestation; as, one says, "I shudder at the thought." To quiver is to have slight and often spasmodic contractile motions, as the flesh under the surgeon's knife. — from shake
Thrill is applied to a pervasive movement felt rather than seen; as, the nerves thrill with delight; quiver is similarly used, but suggests somewhat more of outward manifestation. — from shake