Words For Movement And Motion

verb to shake or tremble slightly

adjective shaking or trembling slightly

• She stood perfectly still, her lip quivering with emotion.
• I could see his hands were quivering as he tried to hold back his laughter.
• Her voice was all quivery when she tried to talk to him.
• The quivering excitement in the air was palpable as they waited for the announcement.

verb to move slowly from side to side

adjective influenced or affected by someone or something

• The politician swayed the crowd with his persuasive speech.
• The music swayed the audience to start dancing.
• The new movie trailer really swayed me to go see it.
• Her emotions swayed back and forth as she tried to make a decision.