Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trembling

1 sense of trembling

Sense 1
shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation -- (a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe")
       => motion -- (a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tremble

1 sense of tremble

Sense 1
tremble -- (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document")
       => shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")

Antonyms of adj trembling

1 sense of trembling

Sense 1
shaky, shivering, trembling -- (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")

INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")

Similarity of adj trembling

1 sense of trembling

Sense 1
shaky, shivering, trembling -- (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")
       => unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")

2024, Cloud WordNet Browser