trembler
One who shakes
A trembler is someone or something that trembles—shakes involuntarily from fear, cold, weakness, or excitement.
The word appears in older literary contexts: The poor trembler awaited the verdict.
In technical use, a trembler is a vibrating device in electrical circuits, particularly the trembler coil used in early automobile ignition systems.
Seismic ground movement
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- seismographEarthquake measuring device
magnitude · foreshock · seismology · tectonics · subduction · liquefaction · hypocenter · seismicity
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- harmonicOf musical overtones
vibrato · judder · pulsation · rumble · undulation · quiver · shudder · shake
Low temperature state
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- frostThin ice coating
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
freezing · shivery · quiver · frigid · shaking · quaking · quivering · shuddering
Troubled by uncertainty
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- edgyTense and irritable
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
restless · antsy · skittish · apprehensive · uneasy · jumpy · tense · shaky
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
seismograph · magnitude · foreshock · seismology · tectonics · subduction · liquefaction · hypocenter · seismicity · geophone
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
harmonic · vibrato · judder · pulsation · rumble · undulation · quiver · shudder · shake · throb
cold
Low temperature state
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- frostThin ice coating
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
shudder · freezing · shivery · quiver · frigid · shaking · quaking · quivering · shuddering · frisson
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
fidgety · restless · antsy · skittish · apprehensive · uneasy · jumpy · tense · shaky · quivery
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
horror · alarm · anxiety · trepidation · apprehension · cowardice · timidity · scare · startle · unease
thrasher
Ground-foraging mimid songbird
cardinal · mockingbird · oriole · vireo · chickadee · catbird · ovenbird · manakin · antbird · pewee
- cowardscoward, chicken, wimp, milquetoast, poltroon
- Mimidsmockingbird, catbird, thrasher
- trembling voice
- fear and tremblingOverwhelming awe-filled dread
- trembling aspenPoplar with restless leaves