TREMBLE, TREMBLING
ADJECTIVES
► ALL OF A TWITTER trembling → 1848 Eng. dial.
► BEVERING trembling, quivering → 1863 Eng. dial.
► BIBBERING quaking, trembling → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DANDERY trembling, infirm, tottery → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DARING staring, trembling, or crouching with fear, etc. → 1333 obs.
► DAWTHERING shaky, tottering, trembling → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DAWTHERY shaky, tottering, trembling → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DIDDERY-DODDERY ► DITHERY-DODDERY trembling, shivering, shaking → 1867 Eng. dial.
► DINLING trembling, vibrating, rattling → 1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► DITHERSOME trembling, shivering, shaking → 1886 Eng. dial.
► DITHERY trembling, shivering, shaking → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DITHERY-DODDERY trembling, shivering, shaking → 1876 Eng. dial.
► FAUSTEEN trembling → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MERVIL nervous, trembling → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NITHERTY-NOTHERTY all of a tremble → 1895 Eng. dial.
► QUIVERISH trembling, shaking → 1582
► QUIVERY trembling, shaking → 1877
► TREMEBUND inclined to tremble, fearful, trembling much; timorous, timid → c1560 Sc. obs.
► TWITTERING trembling or quivering, as with fear, excitement, etc.; tremulous, shaking → 1648
► TWITTERLY shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation → 1896 obs.
► TWITTERY shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation; also, of a nervous or sensitive disposition → 1840
ADVERBS
► A-GOGGLE trembling, shaking with palsy → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► BEVER a shiver, a tremor; a state of trembling → 1854 Eng. dial.
► BEVERING trembling, shaking, quivering → 1398 obs.
► BIBBER a tremor, a state of trembling → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIVVER a shiver, a tremor; a state of trembling → 1854 Eng. dial.
► DIDDER ► DITHER a tremble, shake, shiver → 1819 Eng. dial.
► DITHER-AND-PLOP a trembling, shivering, shaking → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DITHER-A-WACK a trembling, shivering, shaking → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DITHER-CUM-PLOP a trembling, shivering, shaking → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DITHERMENT a fit of tremulousness from fear or cold → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HORRIDITY a fearful trembling → 1623 obs.
► JIMMY-SWIVER a state of trembling → 1893 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUAG a shake, a state of trembling → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUAVE a shake, a tremble → 1382 obs.
► QUITHER a shake, tremble, shudder, quiver → 1899 Eng. dial.
► QUIVERATION a quivering; a trembling motion or condition → 1812
► SHAKES, THE trembling; delirium tremens → 1782 sl.
► THRIMBLE a tremor, a fit of trembling → 1889 Ireland & Eng. dial.
► THRUMMLE a trembling, a tremor → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TREMEFACTION a shaking, a trembling → 1597 obs.
► TREMOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of trembling → 1991 (Bk.)
► TWITTERATION tremulous excitement, as from desire, fear, etc.; a state of agitation; a shaking, a quiver, a tremble → 1835-40 obs.
► TWITTERING a trembling, shaking, or quivering → 1682
► YIPS, THE nervous trembling which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt → 1963 sl.
VERBS
► ACKER to tremble with passion → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEVER to tremble, to shake, to quiver → 1470 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► BIBBER to tremble, to shake → 1790 Eng. dial.
► BIVER ► BIVVER to shake, to quiver, to tremble, esp. with cold or fear → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► COWTHER to tremble, to quake → 1599
► DADDER to quake, tremble, shiver, shake → 1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► DANDER to tremble, to vibrate; also applied to the rolling sound of a drum → a1724 Eng. dial.
► DATHER to shiver, to tremble, to shake either with cold or old age → 1684 Eng. dial.
► DAVER to tremble; to waver → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DAWTHER to tremble, to shake; to move in an infirm, shaky manner, to totter → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DINDLE to shake, to vibrate; to stagger from a blow; to tremble → 1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DINGLE to vibrate, to resound, to tremble → 1787 Sc.
► DODDER to shake or tremble, as from age
► FUNK to cower or tremble with fear; to back out of something; to surrender in a cowardly fashion → 1746 sl.
► GORGEY to shake, to tremble → 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
► GRISE to shudder or tremble with terror; to be full of horror, greatly afraid → 1225 obs.
► GROWZE to shiver, to tremble → 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GRUE to feel terror or horror, to shudder, to tremble; to quake; to be troubled in heart → 1330 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► HACKER to shake or tremble with anger, fear, cold, etc.; to chatter with cold → 1905 (Bk.)
► HOTTER to tremble with impatience, excitement, anger, etc.; to shiver with cold or fear; to shake with laughter → 1857 Sc.
► MIRR to tremble, to thrill; to vibrate → 1900 Sc.
► NITHER to shrink or huddle, as with cold; to be shivery, to tremble → 1896 Sc.
► PALSY to shake or tremble as if palsied → 1582
► QUAKER to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. → 1703 Eng. dial.
► QUAVE to quake, to shake, to tremble; to vibrate → a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► QUETCH ► QUITCH of things: to shake, to tremble → c1205 obs.
► SAY AN APE’S PATERNOSTER to chatter with cold; to shake, to tremble → 1611
► THRIMBLE ► THRIMMEL ► HRUMMLE to tremble, to shake, to quiver → 1842 Ireland & Eng. dial.
► TREPIDATE to tremble with fear or agitation → 1623
► TWITTER to tremble or move to and fro with a light rapid motion; to shake, to quiver, to flutter; esp. to tremble with excitement, eagerness, fear, etc. → 1629
► VERBERATE to vibrate, to tremble, to quiver → 1755
► VIMMER to quiver, to tremble → 19C Sc.
► WACKER ► WHACKER ► WHAKER to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. → 1703 Eng. dial.