14
shuddering(verb, adjective, agitated, unsteady, trembling)
13
quivering(verb, adjective, shaky, agitated, unsteady)
12
shaking(verb, adjective, feeble, agitated, frail)
12
quaking(verb, adjective, agitated, unsteady, trembling)
12
shivering(verb, adjective, shaky, agitated, unsteady)
12
tremulous(adjective, shaky, unsteady, trembling, shaking)
10
trembling(verb, adjective, shaky, agitated, unsteady)
8
palpitating(verb, adjective, agitated, agitating)
8
shaky(adjective, unsteady, trembling, tremulous)
6
faltering
6
unsteady(adjective, trembling)
5
decrepit(adjective, dilapidated, debilitated, deteriorated, decaying)
5
wobbling(verb, adjective, agitated)
4
vibrating(adjective, unsteady, trembling)
4
doddering(adjective, feeble, frail, flimsy, dilapidated)
3
twitching(verb, adjective, agitated, agitating)
3
jittery(adjective, agitated, unsteady, trembling)
3
jumpy(adjective, agitated, unsteady, trembling)
2
convulsive(adjective, agitated)
2
flickering
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