trembling (verb)

  • 31qua|ver — «KWAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to shake; tremble: »The old man s voice quavered. Like rivers over reeds Which quaver in the current (Philip J. Bailey). 2. to trill in singing or in playing on an instrument. –v.t. 1. to sing or say in trembling …

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  • 32fear — I. verb Etymology: Middle English feren, from Old English fǣran, from fǣr Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic frighten 2. archaic to feel fear in (oneself) 3. to have a reverential awe of …

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  • 33shake — I. verb (shook; shaken; shaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceacan; akin to Old Norse skaka to shake Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move irregularly to and fro 2. to vibrate especially as the result of a blow… …

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  • 34twitter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English twiteren; akin to Old High German zwizzirōn to twitter Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to utter successive chirping noises 2. a. to talk in a chattering fashion b. giggle, titter 3. t …

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  • 35biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 36anger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, deep, fierce, great, intense, seething ▪ genuine, real ▪ …

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  • 37outrage — noun 1 great anger ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine ▪ widespread ▪ international ▪ public ▪ moral ▪ …

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  • 38shake — [c]/ʃeɪk / (say shayk) verb (shook, shaken, shaking) –verb (i) 1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 3. to fall (down, off, etc.) by such motion: sand shakes off readily. 4. to …

  • 39as — 1. problems with as…as… In this common construction, the first as is an adverb, and the second is either a preposition or a conjunction. a) When no verb follows, e.g. as good as we / as good as us, there is no problem with nouns after as because… …

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  • 40Norns — For other uses, see Norns (disambiguation). Norn redirects here. For the North Germanic language of Orkney, see Norn language. Norse mythology, Sjódreygil and the Norns Faroese stamps 2006 …

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