trembles
Britishnoun
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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
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a nontechnical name for Parkinson's disease
Example Sentences
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"Everyone still trembles at any loud noise," he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Their voice trembles as they describe the incident, one they managed to film, hoping that footage might be useful later.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
"She never talked about what she had gone through and trembles even now," Kim Jung-sook, the spy chief's sister, says.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Lagana is relentlessly upbeat and positive, but his voice trembles when explaining that of the 75 or so homes in his immediate neighborhood, only 11 remain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025
His hand trembles as he lays it on my cheek.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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