trembling

/ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/

/ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/

Other forms: tremblingly; tremblings

Definitions of trembling

1. adjective

   vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
   “trembling hands”

   synonyms: quivery, shaky, shivering

   unsteady

   subject to change or variation
2. noun

   a shaky motion
   synonyms: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, vibration

   types:

   tremolo

   (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

   tremor

   shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

   essential tremor

   tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control

   type of:

   motion

   a state of change