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Noun trembling has 1 sense

• trembling(n = noun.state) palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, vibration - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
is a kind of motion
has particulars: tremolo, tremor
Derived form verb tremble₁

Adjective trembling has 1 sense

• trembling(s = adj.all) shaky, shivering - 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"

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trembling

agitated, ague, all shook up, all-overish, aquiver, aspen, bashful, bumpiness, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, cowardly, didder, diffident, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, fearful, fearing, fearsome, fidgetiness, fidgeting, fidgets, fidgety, fits and starts, flutter, fluttery, goosy, heaving, in a quiver, in fear, inquietude, jactation, jactitation, jerkiness, jittery, joltiness, jumpy, mousy, nervous, palpitation, palsied, palsy, panting, pitapat, pitter-patter, quaking, quaver, quavering, quavery, quiver, quivering, quivery, rabbity, restlessness, scary, shakes, shaking, shaky, shiver, shivering, shivers, shivery, shook up, shrinking, shudder, shuddering, shy, skittery, skittish, spasms, startlish, succussatory, succussion, succussive, throb, throbbing, timid, timorous, tremble, trembly, tremor, tremulant, tremulous, tremulousness, trepidant, trepidation, trepidity, trigger-happy, twitchy, twitter, twittery, unrest, vibrating, vibration, wobbly

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Fear

N fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence, apprehensiveness, fearfulness, solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving, feeze, mistrust, suspicion, qualm, hesitation, nervousness, restlessness, inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern, batophobia, heartquake, flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat, abject fear, mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency, despair, fright, affright, affrightment, boof alarm, dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede (of horses), intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror, bug bear, bugaboo, scarecrow, hobgoblin, nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire, enfant terrible, alarmist, fearing, frightened, in fear, in a fright, haunted with the fear of, afeard, afraid, fearful, timid, timorous, nervous, diffident, coy, faint- hearted, tremulous, shaky, afraid of one's shadow, apprehensive, restless, fidgety, more frightened than hurt, aghast, awe-stricken, horror-stricken, terror-stricken, panic- stricken, awestruck, awe-stricken, horror-struck, frightened to death, white as a sheet, pale, pale as a ghost, pale as death, pale as ashes, breathless, in hysterics, inspiring fear, alarming, formidable, redoubtable, perilous, portentous, fearful, dread, dreadful, fell, dire, direful, shocking, terrible, terrific, tremendous, horrid, horrible, horrific, ghastly, awful, awe-inspiring, revolting, Gorgonian, in terrorem, Int, angels and ministers of grace defend us!, ante tubam trepidat, horresco referens, one's heart failing one, obstupui steteruntque comae et vox faucibus haesit, a dagger of the mind, expertus metuit, fain would I climb but that I fear to fall, fear is the parent of cruelty, Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire, omnia tuta timens, our fears do make us traitors.

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