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Synonyms for trembling
trem·bling
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
trembling
Fear is the generic term denoting an emotion excited by threatening evil with a desire to avoid or escape it; fear may be sudden or lingering, in view of present, of imminent, or of distant and only possible danger; in the latter sense dread is oftener used. Horror (etymologically a shivering or shuddering) denotes a shuddering fear accompanied with abhorrence or such a shock to the feelings and sensibilities as may exist without fear, as when one suddenly encounters some ghastly spectacle; we say of a desperate but fettered criminal, "I looked upon him with horror." Where horror includes fear, it is fear mingled with abhorrence. (See ABHOR.) Affright, fright, and terror are always sudden, and in actual presence of that which is terrible. Fear may overwhelm, or may nerve one to desperate defense; fright and terror render one incapable of defense; fear may be controlled by force of will; fright and terror overwhelm the will; terror paralyzes, fright may cause one to fly, to scream, or to swoon. Fright is largely a matter of the nerves; fear of the intellect and the imagination; terror of all the faculties, bodily and mental. Panic is a sudden fear or fright, affecting numbers at once; vast armies or crowded audiences are liable to panic upon slight occasion. In a like sense we speak of a financial panic. Dismay is a helpless sinking of heart in view of some overwhelming peril or sorrow. Dismay is more reflective, enduring, and despairing than fright; a horse is subject to fright or terror, but not to dismay. Awe is a reverential fear. Compare ALARM.
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Synonyms:
affright, apprehension, awe, consternation, dismay, disquietude, dread, fear, fright, horror, misgiving, panic, terror, timidity, tremor, trepidation
Princeton's WordNet
shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitationadjective
a shaky motion
"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
Synonyms:
shiver, shaking, quivering, vibration, tingle, palpitation, oscillation, vibe, quiver, shakiness, shudder, chill, thrill, frissonAntonyms:
steadyshaky, shivering, tremblingadjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
"a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
Synonyms:
wonky, shivering, shaky, precarious, wobbly, ricketyAntonyms:
steady
Dictionary of English Synonymes
tremblingnoun
Synonyms:
shaking, quivering, tremor, trepidation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tremblingadjective
tremblingnoun
Synonyms:
tremor, quivering, quaver, trepidation, rigor, oscillation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2824 | fear | |
#4260 | horror | |
#5421 | terror | |
#6834 | lauren | |
#8550 | panic | |
#10793 | chill | |
#11369 | vibration | |
#13815 | shaking | |
#14709 | thrill | |
#16214 | vibe | |
#16386 | awe | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20527 | vertigo | |
#21562 | dizziness | |
#26254 | oscillation | |
#27144 | trembling | |
#29576 | fright | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#34004 | tremor | |
#34810 | throbbing | |
#37290 | shudder | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#37899 | shiver | |
#43658 | quiver | |
#44082 | shivering | |
#45943 | tingle | |
#50319 | wobbly | |
#53984 | quivering | |
#60338 | consternation | |
#60838 | timidity | |
#60954 | trepidation | |
#81924 | rickety | |
#87233 | wonky | |
#161876 | palpitation | |
#163733 | frisson | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#199462 | shakiness | |
#224580 | affright | |
#308383 | disquietude |
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We haven’t slept all night because of the explosions, and now I am out in the street with my wife and children, who are weeping and trembling.
How the stars shone. How sweet the earth smelled. The orchard gate creaked, and a footstep pressed on the sand. And she entered, fragrant as a flower, and fell into my arms. Oh, sweet kisses, lingering caresses. Slowly, trembling, I gazed upon her beauty. Now my dream of true love is lost forever. My last hour has flown, and I die, hopeless, and never have I loved life more.”
I don't have words to express, just my pain, my tears, my heart pounding harder and my body trembling.
Tell me where I can escape death: discover for me the country, show me the men to whom I must go, whom death does not visit. Discover to me a charm against death. If I have not one, what do you wish me to do? I cannot escape from death, but shall I die lamenting and trembling? . . . Therefore if I am able to change externals according to my wish, I change them: but if I cannot, I am ready to tear the eyes out of him who hinders me.
There is a steep and lofty wall, Where my warders trembling stand, He who at speed shall ride round its height, For him shall be my hand.
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