Shaking and Tottering

Shaking

Shaking adjective - Marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements.
Usage example: suffered a shaking chill during his bout with the flu

Tottering and shaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tottering" instead the word "Shaking" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: shake, shaky, shaken, shaker, shakily

Tottering

Tottering adjective - Marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements.
Usage example: after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time
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Shaking and tottering are semantically related. You can use "Shaking" instead the word "Tottering" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: totter, tottered, tottery
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