To move to and fro in short, jerky movements

• twitter

  1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
  2. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner:
  3. To giggle nervously; titter.

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  1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
  2. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner:
  3. To giggle nervously; titter.

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• tremble

  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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• shudder

  1. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion.
  2. To vibrate; quiver:
  3. A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion.

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  1. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion.
  2. To vibrate; quiver:
  3. A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion.

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• shiver

  1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
  2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
  3. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.

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  1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
  2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
  3. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• quiver

  1. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
  2. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
  3. The act or motion of quivering.

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  1. To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
  2. To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
  3. The act or motion of quivering.

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• quaver

  1. To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.
  2. To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
  3. To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.

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  1. To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.
  2. To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
  3. To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.

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• quake

  1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
  2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  3. An instance of quaking.

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  1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
  2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  3. An instance of quaking.

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To move to and fro violently

• tremble

  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• rock

  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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• quake

  1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
  2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  3. An instance of quaking.

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  1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
  2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
  3. An instance of quaking.

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To quiver

• swing

  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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  1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.
  2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm:
  3. To move laterally or in a curve:

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• waver

  1. To move unsteadily back and forth:
  2. To move in a certain direction with a swaying or unsteady motion:
  3. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate:

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  1. To move unsteadily back and forth:
  2. To move in a certain direction with a swaying or unsteady motion:
  3. To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate:

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• flutter

  1. To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner:
  2. To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.
  3. To flap the wings without flying.

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  1. To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner:
  2. To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.
  3. To flap the wings without flying.

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• fluctuate

  1. To vary irregularly, especially in amount:

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  1. To vary irregularly, especially in amount:

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To sound

• reverberate

  1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho:
  2. To be filled with loud or echoing sound:
  3. To have a prolonged or continuing effect:

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  1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho:
  2. To be filled with loud or echoing sound:
  3. To have a prolonged or continuing effect:

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• resound

  1. To make a loud, prolonged, or reverberating sound:
  2. To be filled with sound; reverberate:
  3. To be talked about, celebrated, or extolled:

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  1. To make a loud, prolonged, or reverberating sound:
  2. To be filled with sound; reverberate:
  3. To be talked about, celebrated, or extolled:

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• echo

  1. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
  2. The sound produced in this manner.
  3. A repetition or an imitation:

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  1. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
  2. The sound produced in this manner.
  3. A repetition or an imitation:

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