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tremble
1. v. (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears.   The dog was trembling from being in the cold weather all day.
2. n. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Example Sentences

I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.  I don't tremble with cold, rather with anger, that it hasn't got any colder.  The mere idea of swimming across the river made me tremble.  The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.

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