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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Shortly after the quake struck at 9:19 p.m. local time, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the Miyazaki prefecture, where the tremor was centered, and the nearby Kochi prefecture.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025 -
Other causes include faulty electric equipment igniting, a sudden surge in demand or earthquake tremors.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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
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Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
23 Dec. 2024
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McCaul said lawmakers should brace themselves for Trump floating major foreign policy ideas off the cuff, something that’s already causing agitation on Capitol Hill.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Jan. 2025
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Well, to go back to lame culinary school lingo, because agitation promotes crystallization.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
9 Jan. 2025
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The plan was welcomed before the quake but pretty much ignored after — an opportunity lost.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In November 1775, a 6.0 quake 50 miles outside of Boston caused serious damage in the city.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Both instruments measure how much a star wobbles as it’s tugged back and forth by an orbiting planet.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Tom Bill, head of U.K. residential research at Knight Frank, said the combined prints showed that wobbles had begun to emerge in the housing market after the government’s Oct. 30 Budget cast doubt over the country’s economic outlook.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In addition to a jolt in ticket sales, the school also recognized a marked increase in the sale of football programs, novelties, parking and concessions, which cumulatively generated $2.9 million in FY24 as compared to $1.5 million the previous year.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are a number of factors, including the transition jolt Christian Braun provides to the starting lineup and the driving, cutting presence of Russell Westbrook.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
14 Jan. 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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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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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.—
Rachel Bernhard,
Journal Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2024
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