SHAKING
\ʃˈe͡ɪkɪŋ], \ʃˈeɪkɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈeɪ_k_ɪ_ŋ]\
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vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
By Princeton University
By Robley Dunglison
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