Tremble

/ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

Synonyms for "tremble" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(10 words)

shake shiver anxiety apprehension chills convulsing cowering dodders fears flickers

all-oversbe coldbebung bob bobble bounce bump chatter chillcold shiverscold sweatcower cringe dance didder disquiet disquietude dither dithers dodder

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falter fidget fidgetiness fidgets flickerflip outflutter

Verb(3 words)

dodderedfear the unknownfibrillate

Strong matches (59)

Verb(3 words)

fluttered palpitated palpitates

Noun(9 words)

fluttering flutters jiggles jiggling jittering judder nervousnessold high german fagaroscillation

freak outfreak out onfreezefreeze to deathget high onglowgo pitapatgrimacegrow coldhalthave a chillhave an aguehave goose pimpleshave the fidgetshave the jittershave the shakesheave heaving heebie-jeebies horripilate

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hustle impact inquietude jactitate jar jerk jig jigget jiggle jimjams jitter jitters jog joggle jolt jostle jounce jump jumps limplose heatpalpitate palpitation pant pantingperish with coldpitapat

Related words (99)

pitter patterpitter-patter quail quake quaking quaver quavering quiver quivering quivers recoil restlessness rictus rock shakeshake all overshakes shaking shiver shivers

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shock shrink shudder squirm sweat swellswell with emotionteeter thrillthrill tothrob throbbing tic tingletingle with excitementtosstoss and turntotter trembles trembling tremolando tremolant tremolo tremor trepidation trepidity trill trillet trilleto trillo tumbleturn onturn on totwist and turntwitch twitter unrest vibrate vibration vibrato wiggle willies wince wobble wriggle writhe

Noun(19 words)

quake quakes quaver quavers quiver ripples shimmying shivering shuddering shudders stammer tremor trills tweedle vibratevibrating stringvibration warbles wobbling

Verb(13 words)

quaked quavered quivered shaken shivered shook shuddered terrorized trilled vibrated vibrates vibrating wobbled

Adjective(1 words)

thrilling

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5 relation types

More general

20 entries

agitatebodily reactionemotional stateinborn reflexinnate reflexinstinctive reflexmotion movementphysical actionphysiological reactionphysiological responsepsychological statereflexreflex actionreflex responseshake

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More specific

15 entries

bearing tremorfacial tremorfearhand tremormachinery tremormicrotremor nervousness quaver quiverseismic tremorshiver stammerstructural tremortrepidationvoice tremor

Collocations

11 entries

hand tremormuscle tremorphysiological tremorstructural tremortremble at the thoughttremble in feartremble slightlytremble uncontrollablytremble with coldtremble with fearvoice tremor

Inflections

3 entries

trembled trembles trembling

Derivations

3 entries

trembler trembling tremblingly

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The mere idea of swimming across the river made me tremble.

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He began to tremble during the movie.

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I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.

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We felt the earth tremble.

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