quivering
Shaking with fear
Quivering is trembling or shaking with small, rapid movements.
Leaves quiver in a breeze, voices quiver with emotion, lips quiver before tears come.
The word suggests vulnerability or instability—something barely holding together: She stood there quivering with rage.
A quivering mass is gelatinous and unstable.
The quivering of an arrow suggests vibration after impact.
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
twitching · pulsing · rippling · oscillating · undulating · jittering · palpitating · wavering
Involuntary shaking motion
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- coweringShrinking in fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- fearfulFull of fright
panicked · dread · horror · fright · alarm · anxiety · apprehension · trepidation
Involuntary bodily trembling
- chilledMade or kept cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
hypothermic · frostbitten · numb · tremulous · huddled · wrapped · bundled · exposed
Easily broken or harmed
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- wispyThin and insubstantial
gossamer · diaphanous · tremulous · insubstantial · ethereal · filmy · gauzy · sheer
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- expectancyLikelihood of occurrence
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
suspense · thrill · nervous · tense · waiting · edge · brink · impatient
Prone to weeping
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
emotional · weeping · sobbing · choked · overwhelmed · passionate · fervent · stirred
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
fluttering · twitching · pulsing · rippling · oscillating · undulating · jittering · palpitating · wavering · flickering
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
fearful · panicked · dread · horror · fright · alarm · anxiety · apprehension · trepidation · unease
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
- chilledMade or kept cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
goosebumps · hypothermic · frostbitten · numb · tremulous · huddled · wrapped · bundled · exposed · icy
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
wispy · gossamer · diaphanous · tremulous · insubstantial · ethereal · filmy · gauzy · sheer · dainty
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- expectancyLikelihood of occurrence
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
breathless · suspense · thrill · nervous · tense · waiting · edge · brink · impatient · anxious
tearful
Prone to weeping
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
overcome · emotional · weeping · sobbing · choked · overwhelmed · passionate · fervent · stirred · affected
- colony behaviorswarming, foraging, division of labor, caste system, food storage
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- body reactionssweating, blushing, shiver, goosebumps, twitch
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
quiveringstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · steady · stationary · immobile · unmoving