tremble

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[ UK /tɹˈɛmbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/ ]

VERB

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
His hands were trembling when he signed the document

NOUN

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How To Use tremble In A Sentence

Who dareth name the fiend?" croaked an awful voice, whereat Black Lewin halted, gaped and stood a-tremble, while beneath steel cap and bascinet all men's hair stirred and rose with horror; for before them was a ghastly shape, a shape that crouched in the gloom with dreadful face aflame with smouldering green fire. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn
When he spoke, his voice fair trembled the heavy timbers that arched the hall. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
wherefores," his "how do you knows" and "how do you proves," that I quite trembled for the victim. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada
Her hand trembled slightly, and then it began to positively shake.
Her lower lip trembled as if she was about to cry.
Dalmius nursed the invigorating fire-drink from a horn-flask, ensconced in leather, e'en as his thin hands trembled.
Brave as he is, trembles at the sight of a snake.
Now, as he spoke, his voice trembled with that peculiar vibration which is the result of tensity. Sister Carrie
Drogo, ever the clever Dothraki punster, says that he'll give Viserys "a golden crown that men shall tremble to behold" and then coronates the would-be king by pouring molten gold over his head. Game of Thrones Postmortem: Harry Lloyd on Viserys' Golden Crown
He trembled slightly and said he wanted to be friends.

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