trembling (verb)

  • 91belie — /bəˈlaɪ / (say buh luy), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (belied, belying) 1. to misrepresent: her face belied her thoughts. 2. to show to be false: his trembling belied his calm words. 3. to prove false to; fail to justify: to belie one s faith. 4. to …

  • 92quake — /kweɪk / (say kwayk) verb (i) (quaked, quaking) 1. (of persons) to shake from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like. 2. (of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability. –noun 3. an earthquake. 4. a trembling …

  • 93Quaker — /ˈkweɪkə/ (say kwaykuh) noun a member of the Society of Friends. {quake (verb) originally from a magistrate ridiculing the reference that George Fox made to trembling at the word of the Lord (Isaiah 66:2 or Ezra 9:4) + er1} –Quakeress –Quakerish …

  • 94shake — ► VERB (past shook; past part. shaken) 1) move quickly and jerkily up and down or to and fro. 2) tremble uncontrollably with strong emotion. 3) make a threatening gesture with: he shook his fist. 4) remove or dislodge by shaking. 5) shock or… …

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  • 95tremble — ► VERB 1) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. 2) be in a state of extreme apprehension. 3) (of a thing) shake slightly. ► NOUN ▪ a trembling feeling, movement, or sound. DERIVATIVES trembly adjective… …

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  • 96trembly — tremble ► VERB 1) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. 2) be in a state of extreme apprehension. 3) (of a thing) shake slightly. ► NOUN ▪ a trembling feeling, movement, or sound. DERIVATIVES trembly… …

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  • 97flut´ter|less — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… …

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  • 98flut´ter|ing|ly — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… …

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  • 99flut´ter|er — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… …

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  • 100flut´ter|a|ble — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… …

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