The nuance and differences between "quiver" and "shiver". How they different?
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I wonder that the nuance and differences between "quiver" and "shiver". How they different?

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The nuance and differences between "quiver" and "shiver". How they different?
Hello there,

I wonder that the nuance and differences between "quiver" and "shiver". How they different?

Thanks in advance to this.

Answer

Shiver is usually a result of cold and quiver a result of fear, but there are other possibilities too!

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Although they are very similar, and both indicate a slight trembling, there can be different nuances to the type of trembling.   A shiver is often connected with fear ("she shivered when she heard the strange footsteps") or with cold ("she forgot to bring her coat and she shivered in the cold")  Often, "quiver" is trembling associated with excitement or pleasure ("she quivered with excitement as she opened the gift" ) or( "she quivered when he kissed her").

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