have the shakes

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VERB

shiver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flutter quiver shudder vibrate

STRONG

dither freeze palpitate quake quaver tremor twitter wave

WEAK

be cold have the quivers

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be still

WEAK

fix mend steady

VERB

tremble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flutter quiver shiver shudder throb wobble

STRONG

jar jitter oscillate palpitate quake quaver rock teeter totter tremor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

steady

STRONG

be still stabilize

WEAK

be calm calm

Example Sentences

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have the shakes

When some of the children wake up, they have the shakes for a few minutes afterwards.

From Time Magazine Archive

And yet, when I think of the way things are goin' at loose ends I have the shakes.

From Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Joseph Crosby Lincoln