motitation

noun

mo·​ti·​ta·​tion

ˌmōtəˈtāshən

plural -s

: a quivering movement

Word History

Etymology

Latin motitatus (past participle of motitare to move often, move about, frequentative of motare to keep moving, move about, from motus, past participle of movēre to move) + English -ion

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