| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A state of nervous restlessness or agitation. Used in plural: fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural). Informal : all-overs, shake (used in plural). Slang : heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See CALM, FEAR. 2. A nervous shaking of the body: quake, quiver, shake, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch. See REPETITION. | | VERB: | To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate. See REPETITION.
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