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quivering
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marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements our quivering dog tried to hide under the bed during the thunderstorm Synonyms aquiver, atremble, quaking, quavery, shaky, shaking, shuddering, shuddery, tottering, tottery, trembling, trembly, tremulous, wobbling (also wabbling), wobbly (also wabbly)Related Words convulsive; shivering, shivery; rocky, staggery, unstable, unsteady, wavering, wavery; palpitating, pulsating, throbbingNear Antonyms controlled, firm, settled, stable, steady
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quivering
Synonyms and Antonyms of quivering
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side the kids were fascinated by the quivering of the jellyfish and kept poking it to see it wiggle Synonyms jiggling, oscillation, vibration, shaking, shivering, shuddering, trembling, twitchingRelated Words juddering [chiefly British], quaking, rocking; jiggle, palpitation, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble, tremor, twitch
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