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View definitions for trembling

trembling

adjective as in aquiver

adjective as in doddering

adjective as in palsied

adjective as in quivering

adjective as in quivery

adjective as in shivery

adjective as in tremulant

adjective as in tremulous

adjective as in tremulous

adjective as in twittery

adjective as in vibrant

adjective as in wobbling

noun as in convulsion

noun as in funk

noun as in temblor

noun as in vibration

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Example Sentences

Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?

He sketched it quickly, his hand trembling, giving the drawing an awkward, palsied look.

I mean literally find him, still there, an eleven-year-old boy, cold and trembling, with nowhere else to run.

The Islamic State was closing in on the media center, she said, still trembling from a mix of adrenaline and fear.

At first it was raucous, trembling with patriotism, a sea of seething yellow.

Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.

At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.

Her eyes were blazing with triumph, yet her lips curved with contempt at the attitude of her trembling father.

As they walked along, he listened with trembling, half-incredulous hope to Jos's interpretation of Aunt Ri's voluble narrative.

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On this page you'll find 626 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to trembling, such as: anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, and shocked.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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