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quivering

adjective as in shuddering

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He looks at the sheep he’s about to ride with quivering lips.

Pull your achy body off the couch every day and work those quivering muscles, stretch those tight joints, perhaps join one of the many Parkinson’s programs in town that involve everything from dancing to hiking.

Camil’s lips start quivering after this line, and he fights back tears as he haltingly finishes.

From Salon

In Reno, about 50 miles northwest of the quake’s epicenter, someone at KTVN-TV captured a video of the star on the newsroom’s Christmas tree still quivering — barely — as staffers scrambled to cover the earthquake.

“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results,” Harris said, her voice quivering.

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