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shuddering

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of shuddering

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

  • with a shuddering extension of his hand, the poor beggar asked for a little charity
Synonyms of shuddering

aquiver, atremble, quaking, quavery, quivering, shaking, shaky, shuddery, tottering, tottery, trembling, trembly, tremulous, wobbling (also wabbling), wobbly (also wabbly)
Words Related to shuddering

convulsive

shivering, shivery

rocky, staggery, unstable, unsteady, wavering, wavery

palpitating, pulsating, throbbing
Near Antonyms of shuddering

controlled, firm, settled, stable, steady

shuddering

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shuddering

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

  • tried to control the shuddering of his hand
Synonyms of shuddering

jiggling, oscillation, quivering, shaking, shivering, trembling, twitching, vibration
Words Related to shuddering

juddering [chiefly British], quaking, rocking

jiggle, palpitation, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble, tremor, twitch

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