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tremble

verb as in shake, vibrate

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His voice trembles on the line “Just hold me close, don’t patronize/Don’t patronize me.”

From Salon

"There was a loud noise. All the doors and windows of the classroom began to tremble. Everyone ran outside to check what had happened," a student, who preferred to remain unnamed, said.

From BBC

Do you know how many times I trembled?

From BBC

"I had gone to a family friend's house for a meal, and we began watching the conclave. The moment the white smoke rose, I started to tremble. I became incredibly nervous," he said.

From BBC

Her fingers tremble as she smooths out the creases, and in a fumbling, uncertain voice, she begins to read them.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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