tremble
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His mouth doesn’t close, his eyebrows stay raised, his hands tremble.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
"My children tremble at every explosion and ask me, 'Where can we go?' And I have no answer."
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Darts is a sport where you just cannot afford nerves to get to you - a tremble is often the end of a treble.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025
When my car shifts off the tracks, and I switch into drive to exit the lot, my limbs continue to tremble.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024
My heart is still thumping in time with the percussion group, making my hands tremble, but I steel myself.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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