tremble like a leaf

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• shake like a leaf — phrase to shake a lot, for example because you are cold, nervous, or afraid Put on a sweater – you’re shaking like a leaf! Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• shake like a leaf —    If you shake like a leaf, you tremble with fear or nervousness.     At the beginning of the interview the candidate was shaking like a leaf …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• tremble — verb ADVERB ▪ badly, violently ▪ uncontrollably ▪ a little, slightly ▪ inside ▪ still …   Collocations dictionary

• tremble — 1. verb 1) Joe s hands were trembling Syn: shake, shake like a leaf, quiver, twitch, jerk; quaver, waver 2) the entire building trembled Syn: shake, shudder, quake, wobble, roc …   Thesaurus of popular words

• tremble — v shake, quake, quiver, quaver, shudder, shiver; twitter, trill, quail, jitter; teeter, totter, dodder, fidget; shake like a leaf, quake in one s boots, quiver like a rabbit; pulsate, pulse, throb, palpitate, beat, pitapat; vibrate, oscillate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• tremble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shake, shiver; vacillate; vibrate, totter, quake, quaver; shudder, pulsate. See fear, agitation, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quiver, shiver, vibrate; see shake 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …   English dictionary for students

• fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion …   English dictionary for students

• Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …   English dictionary for students

• Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver …   English dictionary for students

• Trial by ordeal — is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. In some cases, the accused were considered innocent only if they survived the test, or if their …   Wikipedia

• shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… …   Dictionary of contemporary English