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SHAKING

Definition:

[noun] the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
[noun] a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
Synonyms: shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
[adjective] 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: quaking, quivering, shaky, shivering, trembling