trembles

/ (ˈtrɛmbəlz) /

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noun (functioning as singular)

Also called: milk sickness a disease of cattle and sheep characterized by muscular incoordination and tremor, caused by ingestion of white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod

a nontechnical name for Parkinson's disease

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How to use trembles in a sentence

She looks sideways as the monster speaker booms and trembles and young men dance toward her.
Liberia’s Child Prostitutes|Clair MacDougall|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Curled into a fetal position on an outdoor, candle-lit matt in Costa Rica, the 18-year-old trembles in fear.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dench trembles whilst uttering the words, “out damned spots!”
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic|Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though your house trembles in all its timbers and shakes upon its keel, you think yourself a sailor cradled by a zephyr.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac

Thus the sea, in the fire of her passion, trembles at the near approach of her union with the tempest.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
He describes the storm sweeping over the white-crested mountains till the earth, like a hoary king, trembles with fear.
Sacred Books of the East|Various
Remark the shepherd, M. le Vicomte,” he said; “he sees the wolves prowling, and trembles for his lambs.
Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence
The queen trembles with rapture at the anticipated sign--it is held out--she approaches--touches--triumphs--and lives!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox

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