- to shake / tremble like a leaf
- at ryste som et espeløv
verb
English-Danish mini dictionary. 2014.
to shake / 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
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
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
shake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, vigorous ▪ Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away. ▪ firm ▪ violent ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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
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
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
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
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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion … English dictionary for students
