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
Her voice trembles with emotion as she sings the lyrics, fueled by the six decades of relationship behind them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
The shuttle trembles, a sign that back on the ship, Crick’s hand piloting us remotely is doing the same.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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