What is the difference between "tremble" , "Shudder" , "shiver" and "shake"
What is the difference between "tremble", "Shudder", "shiver" and "shake"? which one use for a human when he/she is scared and shaking ~? like onomatopoeia in comics?

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"tremble" can be used in human beings and on inanimate objects. For example: She trembled in fear when she saw the man with a knife (humans) ... We felt the ground trembled for a moment and knew later that it was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.

"Shudder" can be used for both also

"shiver"  commonly used with humans. Especially when reacting to a cold temperature.

"shake" can be used with both. When used with inanimate objects, they are often associated with earthquakes or forces of nature

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