tremble
verb (used without object)
to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
were trembling
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past progressiveof tremble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her stomach was doing flips and her hands were trembling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
When Ah Bi was finally reunited with her daughter and they had made it home, her hands were trembling as she put her daughter to bed.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2019
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a government agency, had taken over the bank and was desperately seeking buyers at a time when financial markets were cratering and even the nation’s biggest banks were trembling.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016
He heard the blast, looked up to the hill behind him, and saw that the mango trees on the hilltop were trembling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2014
The creatures were trembling with weakness as they frantically nibbled their kernels of corn.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
