Synonyms of shivering

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noun

as in trembling

a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side

the shivering of the crystal chandeliers while there was construction work next door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• shaking
• twitching
• quivering
• vibration
• shuddering
• tremor
• oscillation
• jiggling
• tremble
• rocking
• shudder
• quaking
• shake
• shiver
• twitch
• quiver
• palpitation
• juddering
• jiggle

shivering

2 of 3

adjective

as in shivery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shivery
• quivering
• shaking
• convulsive
• trembling
• shuddering
• wavering
• quaking
• atremble
• wobbly
• tremulous
• trembly
• rocky
• tottering
• wobbling
• wabbly
• quavery
• shaky
• unstable
• shuddery
• tottery
• wavery
• palpitating
• wabbling
• throbbing
• pulsating
• unsteady
• staggery
• aquiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• steady
• stable
• controlled
• firm
• settled

shivering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of shiver

1

as in quivering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• quivering
• shaking
• shuddering
• quaking
• fluttering
• flitting
• squirming
• pacing
• twittering
• twitching
• fidgeting
• writhing
• wiggling
• jerking
• wriggling
• jiggling
• fiddling
• jigging
• tossing
• thrashing
• threshing
• twisting
• squiggling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resting
• relaxing
• unwinding
• calming (down)
• stilling

2

as in splitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splitting
• splintering
• wasting
• vaporizing
• destroying
• crunching
• wrecking
• totalling
• devastating
• tearing down
• pulverizing
• wracking
• ruining
• snapping
• annihilating
• desolating
• totaling
• bashing
• cracking
• demolishing
• decimating
• crushing
• nuking
• fragmenting
• fracturing
• shattering
• smashing
• crashing
• busting
• breaking down