Upquiver
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To quiver upward. poetic
"Either it was one of those upquivering flashes of the spirit, to which minds in an abnormal state are liable, or else the artist had subtly touched some chord that made musical vibration."
Example
More examples"Either it was one of those upquivering flashes of the spirit, to which minds in an abnormal state are liable, or else the artist had subtly touched some chord that made musical vibration."
Etymology
From up- + quiver.
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