as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
convulsing with silent laughter as the inept pianist blithely played on
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Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024 -
In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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The tremor struck just over a mile southwest of Hillsdale, New Jersey, at about 12:11 p.m. ET, and had a depth of about seven miles, according to USGS.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Symptoms can include anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, an abundance of saliva and aggressive behavior.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 July 2025
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Following years of agitation from AIDS activists, Bush launched the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, in 2003.—
Kathryn Rhine,
The Conversation,
19 May 2025
Noun
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People in the area should prepare for possible aftershocks, which could follow minutes, hours or even days after the initial quake, the agency said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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These may follow minutes, hours or even days after the initial quake.—
Lincoln Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still, there had been a noticeable wobble in his legitimacy.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Like MacLeod’s team, Goldberg and his colleagues also determined that Betelgeuse wobbles toward and away from Earth within the same six-year period due to the presence of a stellar companion.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.—
Tom Siegfried,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Dec. 2024
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Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Even within genre parameters, the director never takes the road well-traveled, offering jolts and marvels around every corner.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Cleveland’s first-round pick Mason Graham should be an interesting test for the middle of the offensive line, and how Corbett and/or Mays respond to that jolt of competition should provide an opportunity to both in the position battle.—
Mike Kaye
August 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Furman is one of a kind: a trans, devoutly Jewish former rabbinical student who’s written a book about Lou Reed and sings folk-punk songs in a mercurial tremble.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Convulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convulsing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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