trembling meaning and definition

TREMBLING noun

Definition of trembling (noun)

1. a shaky motion
   • "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
   • synonyms: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, vibration

TREMBLING adjective

Definition of trembling (adjective)

1. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
   • "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
   • synonyms: shaky, shivering