literally shake
Frequency: 6.46.5 per million words
To describe physically trembling, often from fear, cold, excitement, or anger.
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Examples (10)
- The sudden loud noise made him literally shake with fear.
- She was so cold, her hands would literally shake as she tried to write.
- His anger made the whole room seem to literally shake with his booming voice.
- Before the performance, my knees would literally shake with nervous excitement.
- The horror movie was so intense, it made me literally shake in my seat.
- When I saw the results, I started to literally shake with disbelief and joy.
- The ground began to literally shake as the heavy machinery passed by.
- After hours in the snow, he began to literally shake uncontrollably from the cold.
- The force of the explosion made the entire building literally shake.
- Just thinking about the dangerous situation made her body literally shake.