trembles

/ ˈtrɛmbəlz /

noun

1. Also calledmilk sickness a disease of cattle and sheep characterized by muscular incoordination and tremor, caused by ingestion of white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod
2. a nontechnical name for Parkinson's disease

Example Sentences

The ground trembles and clouds of dust swirl as enormous hordes of large animals thunder across the African savanna, cross rivers en masse and are picked off by lions, hyena and crocodiles.

From Science Daily

As her lip trembles, it's obvious that Naomi misses her friends, and her old home, a whole lot.

From Literature

Each scene trembles with emotion, conjured at the precise intersection of performance, cinematography and carefully rendered political context.

From New York Times

She took Brigit's shaky hand, the trembles in her own adding to Brigit's quivers.

From Literature

The world trembles on the brink of change.

From New York Times

Related Words

• agitation
• anger
• disquiet
• impatience
• jitters
• sensitivity
• stage fright
• stress
• tension
• turbulence
• uneasiness
• worry