/ Thesaurus / Q Synonyms of quivering Find synonyms for: Noun1. shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation, motionusage: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"2. vibration, quiver, quivering, motion, movement, move, motilityusage: the act of vibratingVerb1. quiver, quake, palpitate, trembleusage: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"2. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver, move back and forthusage: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"3. pulsate, beat, quiver, moveusage: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language