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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Her voice trembles with anger as she explains how she found out the news that he had died on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2023.
From BBC
He trembles in the webbing, even while trying his best to stand still—perhaps his biggest challenge yet since entering Asamando.
From Literature
His voice trembles on the line “Just hold me close, don’t patronize/Don’t patronize me.”
From Salon
Her voice trembles as she sings the new song, "If you hadn't been there / Where would I be? / Without your trust, love, and belief".
From BBC
Her voice trembles with emotion as she sings the lyrics, fueled by the six decades of relationship behind them.
From Los Angeles Times
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