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vibrate
To give off (light or sound) by vibration
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  1. To give off (light or sound) by vibration
  2. To cause to move back and forth rapidly:
  3. To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly:
quiver
To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
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  1. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
  2. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
  3. (Intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
shiver
To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.
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  1. To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.
  2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
  3. To shake, quiver, or tremble, as from fear or cold
quake
To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
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  1. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  2. To tremble or shake, as the ground does in an earthquake
  3. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
quaver
(Music) To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.
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  1. (Music) To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.
  2. To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
  3. To shake or tremble
quiver
To shake with a tremulous motion; tremble
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  1. To shake with a tremulous motion; tremble
  2. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
  3. (Intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
shake
To get rid of or put an end to:
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  1. To get rid of or put an end to:
  2. To shake hands:
  3. To remove or dislodge by jerky movements:
shiver
To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
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  1. To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
  2. To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.
  3. To shake, quiver, or tremble, as from fear or cold
shudder
To vibrate; quiver:
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  1. To vibrate; quiver:
  2. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion.
  3. To shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as in horror or extreme disgust
twitter
To utter or say with a twitter:
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  1. To utter or say with a twitter:
  2. To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter
  3. (Neologism, Internet) To use the microblogging service Twitter.
vibrate
To produce (sound) by vibration.
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  1. To produce (sound) by vibration.
  2. To give off (light or sound) by vibration
  3. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly:
quake
To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
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  1. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  2. To tremble or shake, as the ground does in an earthquake
  3. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
rock
A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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  1. A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
  2. (Music) To play or dance to rock music.
  3. To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.
shake
To move from side to side or up and down in short, irregular, often jerky movements:
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  1. To move from side to side or up and down in short, irregular, often jerky movements:
  2. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:
  3. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
vibrate
To give off (light or sound) by vibration
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  1. To give off (light or sound) by vibration
  2. To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly:
  3. To produce a sound; resonate:
jitter
(Chiefly in the plural, often with "the") A state of nervousness.
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  1. (Chiefly in the plural, often with "the") A state of nervousness.
  2. A fit of nervousness. Often used with the.
  3. (Telecommunications) An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
jump
A step or level:
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  1. A step or level:
  2. (Informal) An initial competitive advantage; a head start:
  3. (Bridge) jump bid
shiver
An attack of shivering. Used with the.
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  1. An attack of shivering. Used with the.
  2. A shaking, quivering, or trembling, as from fear or cold
  3. A fragment or splinter of something broken, as glass
all-overs
A feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.
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  1. A feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.
shake
(Informal) A very short time; moment
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  1. (Informal) A very short time; moment
  2. (Informal) A particular kind of treatment; deal
  3. (Informal) A moment or instant:
heebie-jeebies
(Slang, former) A state of nervousness; jitters
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  1. (Slang, former) A state of nervousness; jitters
  2. A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.
jim-jams
The jitters.
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  1. The jitters.
  2. Delirium tremens.
  3. (Informal) pajamas
willies
(Slang) A state of nervousness; jitters
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  1. (Slang) A state of nervousness; jitters
  2. Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the:
Find another word for tremble. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tremble, like: vibrate, repetition, quiver, shiver, shake, quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shiver and shudder.

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  • "I can't watch this," she said, a tremble in her voice.

  • I tremble to write these following lines.

  • It makes me tremble!

  • It still rained, but it wasn't cold that made her hands tremble as she left the car.

  • Why do his legs tremble under him as he walks, leaning upon a stick?

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