Frantic
Frantic adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Shaking and frantic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shaking" instead an adjective "Frantic".
Nearby Word: frantically
Both words in one sentence
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When the band first came to prominence, Haines was known for wearing skinny short skirts and frantic, hip-shaking dancing (which was a staple of their early music videos).
Source: Music / Metric -
Next to her, Yang starts getting worried and starts making frantic head shaking gestures.
Source: Web Animation / RWBY
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Shaking and Frantic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frantic/shaking
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