Synonyms for tremble

Most common

shake · shudder · shiver · quiver · shag

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A shake, quiver, or vibration.

2. v. 1

   To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

   Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears

Related words

Word family

trembly

Forms

Plural

trembles → shakes, quivers, shivers, shudders…

Past participle

trembled
e.g. trembled → faltered, tottered, quailed, doddered…

Example sentences

• shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
• shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.
• shiver His warm voice caressed my soul, making me shiver.
• quiver From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!
• shag Shag carpets were popular in the early 1960s.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jar¹

4 letters

rock¹, shag¹

5 letters

shake¹, quake¹, quail¹

6 letters

thrill¹, shiver², wobble², quiver², falter², totter², quaver², dodder

7 letters

shudder², vibrate², flutter²

9 letters

oscillate³, palpitate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiver² = 2 syllables).