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trembling
adjective as in afraid
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- abashed
- aghast
- alarmed
- aroused
- blanched
- cowardly
- cowed
- daunted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismayed
- distressed
- disturbed
- faint-hearted
- frozen
- have cold feet
- horrified
- in awe
- intimidated
- panic-stricken
- perplexed
- perturbed
- petrified
- rattled
- run scared
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timorous
- upset
- worried
adjective as in aquiver
adjective as in doddering
adjective as in jittery
adjective as in jumping
adjective as in palsied
adjective as in panicky
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adjective as in quaky
adjective as in quivering
adjective as in quivery
adjective as in shivery
adjective as in thrilling
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adjective as in timid
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adjective as in tremulant
adjective as in tremulous
adjective as in twittery
adjective as in vibrant
adjective as in wobbling
noun as in convulsion
noun as in fear
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noun as in funk
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noun as in temblor
noun as in tremblor
noun as in tremor
noun as in vibration
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Example Sentences
Dee decided to take Cassie to the doctor, and by the time they arrived at the surgery Cassie was trembling and vomiting uncontrollably.
"Panic set in, that sickness and I remember just shaking, my whole body was trembling until I got to the hospital."
“The Maoists have attacked the prison. People are being killed! I’m hiding in the toilet,” an inmate gasped into the mobile phone, his voice trembling.
And there were many, many days when, as the magic hour of 8 a.m. neared, I truly believed that if I had to confront one more series of snarls, scrounge up one more hair elastic or hear one more complaint about me brushing too hard or “that doesn’t look right,” I would lose the trembling remnants of my mind.
“Love to see those shaky shakes,” she says, our muscles trembling as we do squats, lunges and planks enough to fill a lumber yard.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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