TREMBLING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word trembling. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TREMBLING
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fluttering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the motion made by flapping up and down | ||||||||
jittering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • undergoing small rapid variations | ||||||||
oscillating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having periodic vibrations | ||||||||
palpitating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a slight and rapid trembling motion | ||||||||
quavering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear | ||||||||
quivering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a shaky motion • the act of vibrating | ||||||||
shaking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements • a shaky motion | ||||||||
shivering | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever adjective satellite • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | ||||||||
shuddering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • shaking convulsively or violently | ||||||||
twitching | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | ||||||||
wobbling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily | ||||||||
convulsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • make someone convulse with laughter • be overcome with laughter • move or stir about violently • shake uncontrollably • cause to contract • contract involuntarily, as in a spasm | ||||||||
pulsating | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
verb • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | ||||||||
quaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity verb • shake with fast, tremulous movements • shake with seismic vibrations | ||||||||
vibrating | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
verb • shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner • move or swing from side to side regularly • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • sound with resonance • feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | ||||||||
shake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • building material used as siding or roofing • frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream • a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it • grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) • a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement • causing to move repeatedly from side to side verb • move or cause to move back and forth • move with or as if with a tremor • shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively • move back and forth or sideways • undermine or cause to waver • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • get rid of • bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking • shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state | ||||||||
shiver | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright verb • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement • shake, as from cold |