visibly shake

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to tremble uncontrollably with strong emotion, cold, or illness

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Examples (10)

  • He began to visibly shake as he heard the terrifying news.
  • Her hands started to visibly shake with barely suppressed anger.
  • The small dog would visibly shake whenever a thunderstorm approached.
  • Despite his efforts to remain calm, his voice and body began to visibly shake.
  • After hours in the freezing cold, the hiker was visibly shaking from hypothermia.
  • The witness started to visibly shake under the intense cross-examination.
  • She tried to hold back tears, but her lower lip began to visibly shake.
  • A high fever made the patient visibly shake throughout the night.
  • By the end of the long, emotional speech, the speaker was visibly shaking.
  • He knew he would visibly shake if he had to face his accuser in court.