| 单词 | trembling |
| 例句 | Her mother was lying just as Stella had left her, but she was trembling now. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His trembling hand and the big scar on the underside of his arm were the result of a narrow escape from an attack—but not from a wild beast. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I remember that when one rat was being tagged, she looked at it and said, “Poor little thing, he’s frightened. Look how he’s trembling.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z All I could see were her eyes, stretched wide above trembling white fingers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I force a smile, my lips trembling, and tell them I can’t hang out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Daisy Mae stirred and I knew I was safe in my room, where I felt the safest of anywhere, but I was still trembling with fear. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Albert LeBlanc brushed against a desk as he made his way down the aisle and it fell apart after trembling crazily for a moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently the tumult died down.The four pigs waited, trembling, w'ith guilt written on every line of their countenances. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The stone towers thrilled under them, trembling bodily like the bass strings of musical instruments. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands she slid the latch into place and fumbled with her skirt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He lifted his hands to his face and touched his trembling lips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I gestured to the dust rag and tried to keep my voice from trembling. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My hand was trembling, and the pages of the letter were brushing up against each other. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He lifted his trembling hands in front of Truman. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who was that?” said Will, trembling, facing the two angels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A small woman stood up; she was trembling from head to foot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We have not stopped trembling yet, but if we had not loved each other none of us would have survived. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘Can you not feel the earth trembling? We, the gemini, are your best chance.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I feel Mama trembling next to me, and because I don’t want her to break down, I speak quickly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A grown man reduced to trembling at the thought of entering an empty building—even that empty building—because there might be skeletons there? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He lays his arm over my shoulders to still my trembling. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “Come quickly!” she said, her voice high and quavering, every limb trembling, her face white. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, she took the wad of bills from her pocket and began to count it out. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The trembling spread to my arms and it was all I could do to hold on. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I smile and unfold a piece of paper with the words I had typed out earlier and try to ignore the trembling in my hands. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She saw the child white in the face, as white as paper, trembling all over, the eyes glazed, staring straight ahead and seeing nothing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Henry—imagining, perhaps, some trembling Kassandra gibbering prophecies to a chorus of policemen—was far more concerned about the psychic. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Sylvester was surely at her desk, typing, the giant jar of candy corn in front of her trembling slightly from the hum and clatter of the electric typewriter. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In a trance of fear, dazed yet trembling, I proceeded onto the dark bus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Rounding the car, Ben was trembling so hard he wondered if he would be able to drive. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hours since I woke, but I’m still shaky, my legs trembling as I sit down in my seat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour of monologue, a poem, a comment, and then without even acknowledging the fact that Montag was a fireman, Faber with a certain trembling, wrote his address on a slip of paper. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurried on my frock and a shawl; I withdrew the bolt and opened the door with a trembling hand. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then, trembling, I change into my favorite blue dress and brush my hair back into a braid. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to keep my face steady, but it’s trembling like his chin and my eyes fill with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I dabbed at him with an apron corner held in trembling hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Hundy leapt to his feet, eyes blazing, pointing a trembling forefinger into the audience. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She sighed, and smoothed her hair with her hand; and he saw then that her hand was trembling and that her calm deliberation was all a frenzied pose. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He felt his body divide itself into a hotness and a coldness, a softness and a hardness, a trembling and a not trembling, the two halves grinding one upon the other. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z While this cooked Baucis set the table with her trembling old hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew the papers against my chest, my hands trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He lifted it to the level of the door and the draft sucked it from his fingers; he watched it fly into the red trembling heat, smoke, turn black, blaze, then vanish. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, and he looked as though he might either explode or collapse. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Yet there was, beneath the silence, a groaning restlessness and a trembling among the leaves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Though I could see only her profile as she glared at the patrolman, I noticed her lips trembling. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z My eyes burned, and a trembling pain started in my gut and moved out, like water into an overfilled glass. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He stared at Wielaf’s chest, reaching a trembling hand up to point. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The unicorn’s legs stretched out horizontally behind him, and stopped trembling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Another hand up, forcing her limbs to cooperate, seeking a rhythm, but finding only an awkward syncopation that left her muscles trembling with every upward gain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She handed them to Kin, who took them with trembling hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then they looked at the bird, which was lying on the ground, its breast trembling with fear. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Imagining the girl frightened and trembling somewhere up ahead, I talked to her as I went along, doing my best to reassure her that I meant no harm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was trembling a little as he led me to the tree, telling me I should go up just a short way; climb it like a monkey. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His weird, trembling moment in the motel bathroom. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They were crouching behind their eyes waiting for him to speak—just as I recognized that I was trembling behind my own. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z More than once, I had woken from dreams of him, trembling and breathless. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Maldagha pressed her lips together to still their sudden trembling, and, in a gesture that pained Lazlo to interpret, laid a hand to her belly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hazel breathed away the trembling and thought warm thoughts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “We lost twenty satyrs against some giants at Fort Washington,” he said, his voice trembling. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The couple did not speak as he washed his trembling hands in the basin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Everything seemed too bright, and my legs were trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ben was a mouse, trembling at her neck. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling so that he could scarcely lift off the last of the wrappings. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He waited some while, then turned, and got up, and went to the young man who stood trembling and dull-eyed before the fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We were close enough now to see that the sign was trembling, and I knew that behind it Dori was crying. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Her lips are puckered in a quivering O, and she appears to be trembling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I was so hot and weak and played out that I was trembling all over. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Just looks me up and down, his truck’s engine still rumbling and shaking, almost as much as I’m trembling on my feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She made stabbing movements at it with her finger, and, in her trembling, her hair began to come down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the big scar and trembling hand were a constant reminder of his narrow escape from death, Cherrie didn’t let it bother him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Then he came back, and slowly putting out a trembling hand, very cautiously he touched Frodo’s knee — but almost the touch was a caress. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Someone shook me and I recoiled, my legs moist and trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I set down the knife. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie stood there, a paintbrush in his trembling hand, his eyes open wide. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He poked and prodded Fig’s trembling body, pausing every so often to scribble down notes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The chair, the bed, the mirror, picking up glints of moonlight, seem to move, shuddering, trembling with spirits making them jerk, come alive. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He just continued to stand there, trembling and dripping with fuel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was not crying, but his lips were trembling and his chest was heaving. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her hands, folded in her lap, were trembling and chilled. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The old man’s fingers were trembling most terribly as they fumbled with the candy bar. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Ignatius,” Mrs. Reilly asked in a trembling voice, “what you done, boy?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Curtains and windows open, loud voices, banging doors—I was trembling with excitement. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She fumbled with the hooks, her hands trembling, making worse trouble with it than I did myself, and all the time catching at her breath. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Adah’s weak side was overtaken by convulsive trembling, and Rachel seemed to be in a trance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She could probably tell by the trembling of my hand that I was startled. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Do I want it? Do I want it?’ said Grishnákh, as if puzzled; but his arms were trembling. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Barefoot and trembling, I stuck close to Mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Fie was a minute in answering, and when he did, he looked all around for his visitor, pale-faced and trembling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His fingers curled around my hip, and I could feel him trembling, even as his voice was steady. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I liked falling asleep to the quiet hum of his guitar and his soft voice, the notes trembling. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He was trembling steadily as the plane crept ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Still she didn’t say anything, seemingly waiting for me to say something, to explain the reason for the knife, and why I was trembling. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her with my know-nothing face, but inside I was trembling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down in the chair and pressed his trembling lips with his fingers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Hs hand was trembling as he put the phone down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He rose, holding on to the edge of the table, his knees trembling so that he thought that they would buckle under him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I disable my browser’s history, and type in the URL with trembling fingers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They fixed on the longsword trembling on high, watched the moonlight running cold along the metal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lyra wept brokenly and touched his face with trembling hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My hands were trembling so much I could hardly manage to bolt the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z From somewhere very close by came the voice of Uncle Andrew in a sort of trembling scream. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I thought I’d gone too far, but then the trembling eased. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He nodded and took the vial in trembling fingers. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sticky stood a few paces behind them, trembling and closing his eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The parents tried to put on brave faces, but their trembling voices gave them away. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And sitting there trembling I caught a brief glimpse of the possibilities posed by Rinehart's multiple personalities and turned away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky cringed with every click, as if he were being shocked, and by the end of the message his trembling, sweaty fingers were slipping off the switch. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And then he dried his eyes with a handkerchief, took a deep, trembling breath, and went back to his food. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He found himself trembling with fear, not of death, but of helplessness. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Alfred Lanning lit his cigar carefully, but the tips of his fingers were trembling slightly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then she would retire to her cabin, where she stayed groaning and trembling until the ship was firmly tied up at the quayside in Oslo harbour the next day. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with no warning, Jeanne’s body stops trembling and goes limp. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Inés finally gathered her daughter in her arms, visibly trembling herself now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He stood there as if he had not even the strength to step around it; his head sagged, and his whole body was trembling. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His right leg was nearly worthless from the gunshot, and he had to pull himself up the last few feet with his arms trembling and his heart pounding in his ears. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I pulled her up and we lay trembling on the pavement I didn't realize we had our arms around each other until she suddenly tensed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Bigger leaped to his feet; his eyes widened and his hands lifted midway to his face, trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His father had been sweating, trembling, barely able to load his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He could almost rest, letting his toes cling to it, taking some of the pressure off his trembling fingers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His body goes rigid, and he collapses on the pavement, trembling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can feel her trembling beside me, her whole body shaking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Estella,” said I, turning to her now, and trying to command my trembling voice, “you know I love you. You know that I have loved you long and dearly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Miss Annie told her where to call back, and Mother wrote it down with her fingers trembling. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It hammered against the frame and then sprang back, trembling on its hinges. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Kin was trembling again, and his fear was contagious. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Ron stuffed the trembling rat back into his pocket and straightened up, massaging his head. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Alice climbed into the canoe and lay trembling as Ben, terrier-formed, licked and licked at her, cleaning the blood from every part. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It looked to me as if his eyes were glistening and his lips were trembling. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I could feel Jay shaking next to me, and I was trembling too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “The black spot,” she muttered, pointing a trembling finger at his hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I took the envelope and slowly counted the money. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was trembling and afraid he’d lose control and start crying too. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A queer trembling made her clench her fists tight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He dipped it in the water and bent over the trembling tiger. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He was trembling with excitement; sweat was on his forehead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The fire flared and set the shadows on the walls to trembling. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She scooped up a handful of mud and water in trembling hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He took out his wallet with trembling fingers. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Good morning, Auntie” he said, his voice trembling. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But I smiled too, tremblingly, after so much crying. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, I scroll through Zero’s personal account. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Francis looked up at me, the unlit cigarette trembling in his fingertips. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the sight of the rat Warlord, he released the rope and scuttled underneath the stairs, where he hid trembling. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My hands began trembling uncontrollably as we sat there throughout the night in silence. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It's been rehearsed, yet I can't stop my fingers from trembling and my body from quivering like there's a tiny landquake inside my glass ball. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So on the night of the next full moon, Ash rose from her bed at midnight, trembling with excitement. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands are sweaty, and she wipes them quickly on her jeans before walking with trembling knees toward the park. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I sat alone on the back steps, trembling, emotionally spent, crying to myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Far to the north a foghorn groaned, reaching them less as a sound than as a trembling in their bellies, as if their bodies were pipes in a somber old organ. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I could feel her trembling, or maybe it was me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was holding a letter in her hands and her lip was trembling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mabel had given the girl her own supper portion and spooned potlikker and roots into her trembling lips until she opened her eyes again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Brahmin saw that Siddhartha’s knees trembled slightly, but there was no trembling in Siddhartha’s face; his eyes looked far away. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m trembling and sweaty when I finish vomiting, but at least most of the stuff is out of my system. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Sefia ducked into the nearest patch of ferns, trembling so violently the fronds began quivering at her touch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Guosim was seated upon the open ground, her eyes wide with fright, teeth chattering madly, her whole body trembling like a leaf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Miss Avocet looked helplessly at her hands, trembling in her lap like a broken-winged bird. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Their wives did not like the trembling unhampered breasts under her dress, and told her so. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Women constitute a majority of the country,” she began, her voice trembling. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On trembling knees the old man managed to stand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Amari nodded and hugged the trembling child as she knotted the rope. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Winky remained on her knees, trembling, her hands over her face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Reynie took a deep breath and tried in vain to stop trembling. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Motioning to Omakayas, she indicated Neewo, who was trembling now, his tiny arms and legs moving jerkily as the heat in his body increased, and increased, until he had not the strength to even cry. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The scale is of course more an idea than an object, an arbitrary measure of the Earth’s tremblings based on surface measurements. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Celaena dangled from the stone wall of the castle, her legs trembling as she dug her tar-covered fingers and toes into the cracks between the giant blocks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But Wormtail, who had finished conjuring the ropes, did not reply; he was busy checking the tightness of the cords, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, fumbling over the knots. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Every part of her was trembling with cold, exhaustion, and despair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But a new and different sort of trembling came over him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Her arm was in his, and she felt him trembling with his passion. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We got up from the table, I excited and flushed, trembling already in anticipation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At breakfast on the following day Fernanda was trembling, with a look of not having slept well, and she seemed completely exhausted by her rancor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z My leg got to trembling, so I lay down, watching the sky turn as red as the clay John was cutting. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “I remember, because I watched her left hand trembling as she signed her name.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter had no attention to spare for it, because the shadow beside her was trembling with desire, and she had to keep him by her side, under what control she could manage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His fingers trembled so that he had difficulty in unlocking the door; but they were not trembling from fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z While I stood there trembling, she counted the blossoms. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, snot and tears mixing on his face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a trembling hand, I gave the bottle a vicious shake and removed the cork. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be overcome by the whole business. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z His foot was trembling violently, as if it had a life of its own, and he put a hand on it to still it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His father pointed at him with his own trembling hand. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Even though Ruth the elephant was the only one listening, my hands were still trembling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch as she pushes the pool cue away, standing, trembling. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He was flat on the floor of the boat, limbs splayed and visibly trembling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He could no longer control his own trembling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But James was trembling in the clubroom corner, ripping open his heroin bag, and the crowd was screaming for him to kill Rivera, and Griffin was flopping over like a rag doll. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now this boy was in her kitchen, trembling when he kissed her, holding a bag of junk food and fizzy water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Her uncertainty was written all over her: in her too-wide eyes and trembling lip and the way she held her bloody arm limp against her middle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Angela hurried to the pay phone on the wall and stood there trembling, not knowing whether to call or not. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve spent thousands on him. Thousands,” he said to me, taking a careful sip from the trembling brim of his glass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He dressed furiously, trembling, skipping about to keep warm, and hissing blue breaths to him self as if he were grooming a horse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Isa busied herself by putting the envelope in her bag, her hands trembling. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Bigger,” his mother’s voice came low and quiet; she caught his face between the palms of her trembling hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken to the Mountain of Gont, calming it, and had stilled the trembling precipices of the Overfell as one soothes a frightened beast. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I force myself to look away from the madness outside and instead press my trembling hands together firmly in my lap. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His own world had vanished, and he was alone in the moonlit parkland in Cittàgazze, panting and trembling and horribly frightened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Will saw with dismay, he was cowering against the wall of the cave, back in his angel form, trembling and whimpering. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And somewhere two hunted animals trembling like ground-foxes in their cover. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Behind her the stairway rocked and clanged as Luke leaped down the last few steps and walked steadily across the room to fall against a chair and stop, head down and trembling still. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He extended the trembling knife in Homer’s direction. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She awoke trembling and terrified of finding him there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She paused, her bottom lip trembling, then handed the feather to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to tell you this, Mary Anne. But you’ve backed me against a wall,” Lillian said, her voice becoming a whisper trembling with the promise of conspiracy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two officers helped her husband inside, his body trembling. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, you are. You’re shaking all over. Your hands are trembling.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When she could finally stand, she dressed her sodden shaking body in the dry clothes, warm from the sun, and began to walk, trembling with the cold and the exertion and the fear. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And she followed the madwoman into the trembling forest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All the way home, I am trembling, I am not sure why. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he brings his hand away, he’s trembling. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will have to let me take your arm, I am trembling so bad.” Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z When he advanced, he crawled close to the ground and with trembling limbs, like a newborn cub. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Reb Saunders stared at me, his eyes suddenly wild with rage, his beard trembling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Seeing by my trembling hands that I am in danger of cutting myself, Isabel takes the rabbit and the knife from me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z While the child played in the courtyard, he waited in his hammock, trembling with anxiety, knowing that Pilar Ternera would have to pass through there. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His other arm bolstered Nurse Duckett, who was trembling and sobbing against him, too, her long, angular face dead white. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Madeline reaches out once more, her hand trembling slightly, arid this time she does brush it against my cheek. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Both men stood trembling with rage, but they would not clash again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ram points a trembling finger at the bookcases. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She remained motionless against him, trembling with surprise and fear, unable to believe the evidence, and finally she turned her head and looked at him with a tremulous smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The trembling hand on her cane probably looks skeleton-like to someone who hasn’t seen her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He stopped, shrinking in fear, and held the glass to his lips with a trembling hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In a moment they were all there—all of them—trembling on the beach beside her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She threw her arms around her mother and could not stop trembling. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you later,” she promised, trying to keep her voice from trembling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As she gathered up her things and silently headed out the door, Dell realized that his somewhat hairy hands were both trembling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Shivering because of the cold, trembling because of my mixed-up feelings. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and moving her hands like Frisco dances out alone on the canvas platform. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Shut your mouth,” she said, her words trembling as she fought the pain of her wounds. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was surprised to see how old he looked, how small and trembling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He understood about Esther, during those nine days: that she considered his fear and trembling fanciful and childish, a way of making life more complicated than it need be. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Maybe he was counting his own memories, holding on to them with trembling fingers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He sat down again, straightening his gown with trembling fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed her lips together to stop them from trembling and looked up at Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The old woman rubs the trembling tip of an index finger across one eyebrow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Arcadio waited for her that night trembling with fever in his hammock. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She gasped and ejected a quiet, trembling order: “Go away.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Despite all the meticulous construction, Nichols was still moving, still trembling with life. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If there were footsteps on the long flight of stairs, or a door closed suddenly, they jumped up, trembling, nostrils distended, eyes wide open. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Give it to me!’ he cried, standing up, holding out a trembling hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who should be ashamed of yourself, coming here and acting like you have any right to us or to our home,” I said, my voice trembling with pent-up emotion. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z With his head down, he says in a trembling voice, “Pa, the chief told me not to go back to his house.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked bad that day, too, yes, we were trembling. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the deck, staring at Percy, but when he glared at them pointedly, they started hamming it up again, trembling and flopping around like fish. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Clutching me with his trembling, bony hand, he said, “Come quickly. The church will be safest. You’re being looked for everywhere. I have some food for you. If anyone comes, claim sanctuary.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Jam felt the vibrations of the growl rattle and rumble through her, leaving a trembling aftertaste. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He began to walk away as the trembling blackness threatened to crush Annabeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Boxwood and Clover were trembling and seemed exhausted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Constance hunched her heavy shoulders and glared about with a ferocity that set them trembling. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She stood quietly at the glass for a while, her shoulders trembling. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Sophie gives the forest a trembling look and then glances over at me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the door, however, she turned with a trembling lip. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I had stood trembling in fear and waiting, and had run in near panic for the choppers and hoped and prayed for a few minutes more of life. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Stroking and half lifting his dæmon, who snapped at him and drew blood from his trembling hand, Boatwright made his miserable way to the door and through to the dark outside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It took him some time to quiet his breathing, longer to stop trembling, and longer still to remember some fleeting familiarity about that gliding shape he had seen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The mother and baby remained in the hospital for several days, and by the time they were released Mother had stopped trembling. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Maya was shaking, literally trembling with the force of her anger. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Many a serving girl had been sent to the dungeon bearing the jailer’s meal only to return white-faced and weeping, hands trembling, teeth chattering, insisting that they would never go back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He lit Daisy's cigarette from a trembling match, and sat down with her on a couch far across the room where there was no light save what the gleaming floor bounced in from the hall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z In her first shame at her folly and lack of faith, Psyche fell on her knees and would have plunged the knife into her own breast if it had not fallen from her trembling hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His lips barely brushed against my trembling lower lip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The metal still bound him, and Kin lifted a trembling, chastising finger at the dragon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z All she could do was huddle behind her door and listen, trembling, as he came closer and closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My stomach dropped as I slipped back in my seat, lips trembling. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was old and bent, his lips constantly trembling. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyases cried relentlessly, their eyes wide, their necks trembling from hunger. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “She won’t talk to either Tim or me. Not a word. Just sits trembling in the comer like a frozen mouse.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her heart was raw and trembling, and the darkness faded. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I sat down on the curb, fingers trembling. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Despite her common sense, which had withstood more than twenty years’ worth of the three-legged table and her mother’s prognostications, she was trembling as she crossed the threshold of the darkroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the years, in the time before and after the playing of games, in the trembling zone of adolescence, Ben had listened to the dialogue and banter of athletes talking about girls. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands were trembling, but I didn’t try to pinch myself this time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The hand that held the window bar was not quite steady, her lips too were trembling. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The ache that had cramped his belly the past few days was worse, and when he tried to rise, he lost his balance for a second, his muscles trembling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Matilda noticed that the hands clasping the mug were trembling slightly. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I lay back on the pillow, trembling a little and frightened over my own anger and hate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z At noon all the big icicles along the eaves of the little house quivered and sparkled in the sunshine, and drops of water hung trembling at their tips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Though a few of them were trembling, all were in apparent possession of their dignity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ear and Eye watched warily as he tied a series of knots in the rope that the trembling maitre d ’ fetched from a storeroom. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, Naomi turned the letter back over, smoothed it against her lap, and began to read again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He sitting, I tucked my shirt into my breeches and, trembling, moved to assist him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When my father awoke in the morning, his entire body was trembling like a baby bird’s. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The goblin was trembling, unable to meet the red eyes high above his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He put up his hand to steady his trembling head and continued to rock himself slowly in the creaking chair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dad’s hands were trembling as he reached for his paper. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ollivander held out a trembling hand, and Harry placed the two barely connected halves into his palm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then she placed her trembling hand on Grandpa’s good arm, smiling up at him like he was made out of money and honey both. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her hands were trembling and the emotion in her voice was making it hard to get her words out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The hands that held her wrists were trembling. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet, trembling, he knew that this was not what he wanted. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He could not straighten his glasses to just the right position and his fingers kept trembling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Rigid and absent, naked and trembling with disgust and cold, Alba neither heard nor felt him, but that crack in his eagerness to torture her sounded an alarm in the colonel’s mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You want to see it lying at the bottom of the lifeboat, limbs trembling, eyes rolled back, a deathly rattle coming from its gaping mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ma was trembling something fierce, but she says, “Yes, sir, oh, thank you, sir, you’s the saint folks say you is. It was Jesus hisself what was protecting you from them bullets! Hallelujah!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z His hands trembling, he looked out at the audience. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes," I say, trying to keep my hands from trembling. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I lay my big hands on them, and feel them trembling — I know how they feel. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “I do not know, my lord, what I should believe,” I said, my voice trembling from the effort to control it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could feel a trembling go all through her body, but she kept her hand where it was, and I could see again tears appearing in her eyes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were so wide that the white showed all around the iris, and he was clutching the edge of the table with a trembling hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Hassan was trying to tuck the slingshot in his waist with a pair of trembling hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And now my voice is trembling and I am sobbing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She curled around him and pressed her cheek to his hair, muffling his trembling with the pressure of her body on his. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z That night I lay trembling, thinking of Teacher Sarah and unable to sleep. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The kit had seen a bird and had strained against the leash, trembling as though electrified. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A thin ray of sun struck the prisms of a candelabrum on the mantelpiece, throwing brilliant, trembling shards of light that were distorted by the slant of the dormer walls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into my palm, trying to stop the trembling as I turn away from him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z His hands trembling, he held his piece of tinder next to the chains on Death’s right leg. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She filled the percolator with water and coffee grounds, lit the oven with trembling fingers, and cut lard into flour for biscuits. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling hard and feeling sick, because pressing at him was the knowledge that he’d killed someone, that he was a murderer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I set the glass down, I noticed the milk trembling and realized my hand was shaking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Herold replied, his voice trembling, “We are the assassinators of the president! ...Yonder is J. Wilkes Booth, the man who killed the president.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can they check around our house in...for...in case—?” My mother raises a trembling hand to her mouth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As Lyddie went up the steps of the boardinghouse, she could feel her tiny burden trembling through the shawl. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Ripping my gaze from my parents, I nod, trembling in my struggle not to allow my body to betray my shock. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Elsie takes a deep, trembling breath and looks back at us over her shoulder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He shrank back, and for a moment he stood trembling in the hall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He choked, wiped his forehead with a trembling hand, and let a large tear roll down his nose. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Or as if the beasts were trembling, stirring . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He felt his fingers trembling slightly and made an effort to control them, although no one could see him; the portraits on the walls were all empty. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He put on the gloves and took up the pencil in a trembling hand and held it poised over the paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The girl behind her pushed, and one of the girls ahead of her grabbed her by the arm and pulled, and then they were all trembling in the dark underground with the door shut. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was just about to wrap it up when Francie said in a trembling voice, “Oh, I forgot. My mother wants it ground.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke almost gaily, but Dandelion could see his dilated eyes and the slight trembling of his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I found it trembling in a corner of its pen, the color of purple grapes, with sad little eyes that cast around for its mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Several trembling shadows scattered off into the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z At first he thought they were both trembling, until he moved back to look at her face and realized that she was perfectly still. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But I feel a trembling in my hands, up my spine. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He was trembling and his face was green-white. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was trembling like a dead leaf in a storm. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He liked the feel of her trembling under his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d hoped to recruit the Heartrender Nina Zenik at some point, but now she looked like she might not last out the month—all jutting bones, dark hollows, and trembling hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was trembling from the cold, as well as from anxiety. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The grip on his limbs tightened again, but the pain had ebbed away and the trembling had stopped, leaving him merely weak and cold. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For he desired in his soul, with fear and trembling, all the glories that his mother prayed he should find. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Darling, you're trembling! Put some clothes on. It's all right now.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Help me!” she said, trembling all over with weakness and fear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When I came down from my hunk after roll call, I could see his lips trembling; he was murmuring something. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at her hands trembling against her chest as she spoke. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He got down on his belly before Amaroq, rolled trembling to his back, and wriggled. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling with cold and was extremely hungry and thirsty. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd didn’t have any sympathy for sobbing little Finn Gustano, with his trembling lip and the bubble of snot in his nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Fenoglio was picking up some toy soldiers from his rug with trembling fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hazel could feel him trembling as he spoke. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love was trembling, she was so mad. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I sat on the porch, my hands trembling and cold. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I felt a hand slide into mine as I stood there, trembling hard enough for my joints to hurt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was a slight rhythmic trembling—as if the ground itself were scared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His trembling hands whipped pastry cream as light as a shroud. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Faber sank into a chair, his face very white, his mouth trembling. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z To Richard Parker I shouted, “Stop your trembling! This is miracle. This is an outbreak of divinity. This is ... this is ...” I could not find what it was, this thing so vast and fantastic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Very interesting,” he said in a trembling voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I freeze, my hand trembling with the weight of a spoon full of biryani. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mully had not been wrong; the old steward was trembling, his face as pale as the snows outside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gerald went over to where Angel was still trembling beneath the covers and said gently, “Did he hurt you, Angel?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood, cemented in shock, pink gloves on the gun, her body trembling. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lyra felt tears shaken out of her eyes by the trembling of her body, and threw herself onto the sofa. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was trembling, her eyes wide and vague» Her hair was matted with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They watched together as Will’s body stopped trembling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I had finished, it was my grandmother who was trembling. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Dad’s eyelids are trembling now too, and in front of all these strangers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The massacres had happened over two hundred years ago, but the wound they’d made in our cultural history was left raw and festering, like a fault line that may begin trembling again at any moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her lips were trembling like she might cry. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Njemile yelped at first, trembling in pain, but she breathed a sigh of relief. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I bite my lip to stop it from trembling. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He could feel himself trembling, and braced his legs against the sides of the narrow cut. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, walking on my toes and trembling terribly, I passed through the green baize door and entered the sacred precincts where the Headmaster lived. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He started toward me as in a dream, trembling like the needle of one of the gauges as he pointed toward the stairs, his voice shrieking. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Panting, trembling, I crawl out and wrap my arm around a lamppost for an anchor, although the ground’s perfectly flat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then he passed his trembling fingers over his eyelids and stood wearily, looking at the owl with distaste. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, Mamma returned then, arms trembling from holding a heavy silver tray laden with a teapot, teacups, and cookies and plates. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Almost immediately the light began to fade as the difficult path wandered aimlessly upward, inching forward almost as reluctantly as the trembling Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I held my breath to stop my arms from trembling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She held his hand, which was cold and trembling, in her small, warm ones. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was crying, trembling, my face in my hands. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For just that one moment, it looked like Mom might start crying the way really little kids did, with a trembling lip and huge puddles of tears in each eye. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z So he gritted his teeth and plunged the paddle into the water with his trembling muscles and tried to ignore the whine of the motor, which was not intermittent anymore, but constant and getting louder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I walked back to the stairs, trembling and covered with sweat. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a banker, tall, straight-backed, conservative in demeanor and dress, but he rose suddenly and walked to a window, trembling with emotion. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We stood looking into each other’s eyes, our bodies trembling with hate. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in quavering voices and trembling all over they begged their guests to pardon the poor refreshments they had offered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I now stood in the empty hall; before me was the breakfast-room door, and I stopped, intimidated and trembling. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z With aching, trembling fingers I pull the watch from my pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath, ignoring the trembling in my legs, and walk to the front of the class. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I fumbled with the strings of my purse, surprised to see my hands trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She smoothed her mother’s hair, rubbed her cold feet, and held the trembling hands, knowing there was nothing more she could do. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up and found himself weak, trembling, and dizzy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood trembling on his staff and he looked at the graves and he remembered them every one. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z His lip was trembling, and in the absence of his usually toothy grin, he looked weak-chinned and feeble. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I could have fallen trembling on the ground but stood and watched instead, watched Kilanga’s children shout and dance each time they found the scorched, angular bodies of a mother baboon and baby seared together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment he just stood there; I was not sure, but I thought his shoulders were trembling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I unwound the entrails from the bush. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She steadied her trembling hand, raised it to the air, and gulped as the figures launched into a run. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Breathing hard, bent over Tessie with trembling concentration, he moved the clarinet in circles, like a snake charmer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His hand was trembling, he had never enjoyed threatening anyone with a knife, but the old man let go. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And as Lyra watched, she felt the same sense, as of trembling on the brink of understanding, that she remembered from the time when she was beginning to read the alethiometer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I coughed once or twice, then asked, in a trembling voice, “Why are you getting fat?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even Dr. Bledsoe, who had but to look around him without speaking to set the teachers to trembling, had such assurance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Whimpering through a mouth filled with water, he grasped hold of my waist with trembling hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and prayed the bullets wouldn’t find me, trembling as prisoners were hit and fell dead to the ground all around me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The third man in the fourth rank ran to the front of the platoon and stood trembling at attention before Sergeant Hicks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, but Mamá’s eyes were glistening with unshed tears and her hands were trembling as she held the keys in a tight grip. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Smiling, I said in a slightly trembling voice, “I think I just heard a tree get smoked. Aren’t you glad we’re not out there?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stood up, for my legs were cramped, and found I was trembling with anger and weariness. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He also doesn’t want her to know how he’s almost trembling with fear of what might happen at any second, which is making it hard to run. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He brought his hands back, trembling, in front of his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He felt them move, every movement causing a trembling, an astonishment, a horror in the heart of darkness where he lay. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, I passed Robin’s faded pink Hello Kitty towel to Crenshaw. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was incredible how she could sense from the half-open door the quality of their trembling, the abundance of juices, the words whispered in the ear, the most secret smells—a veritable miracle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The children were facing one another across the pillar where the bell hung, still trembling, though it no longer gave out any note. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She stood, holding Ess, until the girl was only sniffling, trembling. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then I rose up on my curtainless bed, trembling and quivering; and then the still, dark night witnessed the convulsion of despair, and heard the burst of passion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The War-god bellowed as loud as ten thousand cry in battle, and at the awful sound trembling seized the whole host, Greeks and Trojans alike. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Come on, man, she said, her hands trembling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Then, with trembling hands, she brought the frame down against the corner of the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Hello there,” he said, trying to keep his voice from trembling. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Celaena only realized she was trembling when she made to step away, to flee as far and as fast as she could. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he again lifted the lid off Lucy’s coffin we all looked—Arthur trembling like an aspen—and saw that the body lay there in all its death-beauty. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Even in her trembling hands the long needle swung steadily. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands I took the gun, saluted him, and ran to the back of the line, still holding the gun but afraid to look at it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Cowardice” brought to mind images of me fleeing a Mexican phone number and a trembling pink sweatshirt, me bailing on my gay friend Fang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Denethor followed him, and stood trembling, looking with longing on the face of his son. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When, trembling, she regained her composure, and her breath came regularly again, Lord Cheldthorpe nodded, and they whipped her one last stroke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She bit her bottom lip to stop it from trembling. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Lyra was so close to Iorek that she could feel a trembling in him like a great dynamo, generating mighty anbaric forces. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Bv that time I was sweating and trembling like a woman on her way to the scaffold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sure he could see my hands trembling, that he could read what had happened by looking at my face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘I did,’ said Sam, trembling a little between fear and curiosity. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Hands trembling, he made scratches on the wall again and recounted, once, twice, three times. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Alice’s lips were trembling with the speed of her words, the low buzzing impossible to decipher. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I picked up my gun and walked trembling toward the door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He untied the little wooden cup from his belt and, trembling, poured a small amount of an amber-colored liquid into it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I press my trembling palms against the grass, and when I do, I realize it’s not just my hands that are shaking. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But he wouldn't eat and the glass of milk spilled from his trembling hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He was scrouged up in a corner and his legs were trembling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A boy walked forward, visibly trembling from head to foot, picked up the Sorting Hat, put it on, and sat down on the stool. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A bead of sweat trickled down the curve of his bald head, made its way to his earlobe, and hung there, trembling. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he sighed, a deep, trembling sigh that filled the silence of the room like a wind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Shards of broken glass in a window frame chime, trembling and shivering like distant bells. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he settled down into hymns that liked a trembling vibrato. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He corked the bottle with a trembling hand and then passed it across the table to Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He ran his trembling fingers around and around the frayed bracelets on his left wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If I were alive, my whole body would be trembling. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of the bed, trembling. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In time, we stopped trembling, and the cold was gone from us and the day and my world and maybe hers too, if only for a while. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He was trembling violently, but he propped up his left hand with his right while the man spread more ointment over the stumps and wound a strip of linen tightly around the hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned over the desk, my trembling finger finding Coalwood and then moving down the valley toward the river at Big Branch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Somehow I was up in the front seat of the plane, buckling myself in with trembling hands. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He wheeled out the stool and settled down, poking and prodding Fig’s trembling girth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Fleur was trembling from head to foot; Harry felt more warmly toward her than he had done so far as she left the tent with her head held high and her hand clutching her wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mark’s right elbow shuddered in pain, trembling as if the tendons and bone and tissue were coming apart. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My hands were still trembling, as if trying to shake out that last bit of adrenaline singing in my blood. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This woman now returned to her, more desolate; it was herself, not knowing where to put her foot; she waited, trembling, for the mists to be parted that she might walk in peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He patted my back and smoothed my hair, but I could feel him trembling. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The storm raged on as Cole lay trembling, his eyes frantic. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Her voice was trembling not so much with anger as with fear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long time before the trembling of my body stopped completely. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s pretty garbled, and his lips are trembling with effort, but I can understand what he is saying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He tucked away the keys in his waistcoat, hands trembling giddily. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Fingers trembling, I hold up one of my paintings. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Will and Lyra were both trembling and weak with fear, exhaustion, nausea, and pain, but giving up was inconceivable. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I said to the old man, in a trembling voice, “Is there any quick way out of this yard beside through the gate?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I look over and see Mom is trembling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z You are taller, she says, her voice trembling. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Hearing nothing, I risked a look out and saw two teenage girls, one my age and the other a little older, expressions hard and weapons gripped in trembling fingers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And he held out with trembling fingers the little white card that he’d found in the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She opened the door and stood leaning against the doorway, one hand up to her mouth, the other trembling on the doorknob. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “That might be sooner than you think,” remarked Tock, looking back at the suddenly trembling bug; and the trail turned again and continued to climb. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked bad that day, too, yes, we were trembling. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z "Run while you can," he mumbles, his hands trembling in a steady rhythm. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Grandma was trembling as she got out of bed and pulled him into the bathroom to wash his bruises. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw her — his sister, no shadow; her arms reached up the trembling car hood, the rough motor endowing her fine fingers, her knobby wrists, with strangely nervous life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When I stood up my legs were trembling! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He concentrated on standing before her without trembling. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He let go of Chuck, stood up, trembling, turned to face their new visitors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The boy was trembling when he opened his eyes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Was this how women cried, their whole bodies trembling? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched as he lit a cigarette with trembling hands and took a pull off a flask. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I notice my shoulders trembling for the first time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He could speak to his father then as men spoke to one another—as sons spoke to their fathers, not in trembling but in sweet confidence, not in hatred but in love. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I back out of the spot, my hands trembling, and head for the freeway. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” she said, aware that her voice was trembling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He paid no attention and drank the rest in a swallow, then set the glass on the desk with a trembling hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z First it’s a buzzlike trembling, then the shakes, and finally it’s as if every bone inside him is clamoring to get out. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got back, his hands were trembling, his words were short. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I submerged the sponge in the basin to hide my trembling, dismayed by the depths of my rage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sweat was pouring off me and I was trembling all over. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, they would return, breathless and weak-kneed and trembling, not understanding where they’d been, but knowing they’d been somewhere too impossible to exist. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z En route, he was collared by military police and hauled back to camp, where he stood trembling before his commander, Kurt Meyer. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He was sick to his stomach, but worse than that his body was trembling in a frightening way. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, I undid one of the buttons to show an inch more skin where the cleavage should have been. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I explain my two scenarios; I start to fidget when I get to the part about sitting with the other kids at lunch, mostly so I can hide the fact that my hands are trembling. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night the old dog sat up, trembling all over with cold. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aged forward,” said Horace, his hands trembling at his throat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He ran a hand through his hair and I was surprised to see it was trembling. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My legs were trembling and I sat on the curb to get myself together. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z "There, Jay," she said--but her hand as she tried to light a cigarette was trembling. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Presently, he shut his eyes and touched the lids with trembling fingertips. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I sound so confident, but inside I’m trembling, wondering what these plans are. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His mouth was open, his wand hand still trembling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And before he knew where he was, he was heaving and trembling and bursting with laughter at the thought of Aunt Emily’s umbrella. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z As soon as they enter the apartment, he pulls away and runs to the corner of the kitchen, behind the door and stands with his forehead pressed against the tile wall, trembling and moaning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But when he came to go, Amy held him back to whisper with trembling lips, “Is there really any danger about Beth?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She clenched her fists to hide their trembling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He ate a hot dog with trembling hands and peeked down into his pocket at the photograph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The night that Dr. Cuevas and his assistant cut open Rosa’s corpse in the kitchen to establish the cause of her death, Clara lay in bed with her eyes wide open, trembling in the dark. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For a minute it lay trembling all over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, she opened the letter and read Papa’s graceful, smudged words: Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Donovan broke it, voice trembling in an effort to keep itself emotionless. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, though, a frown came between her eyes as she watched his trembling hand place his cup back in its saucer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice was weak, pushing through my pounding head and trembling heart. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Feeling Aurelia under her hand, trembling with emotion, she threw back her head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The tears started coming down my mother's cheeks, and she started trembling like a child on the first day of the flu. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z By the time the lawyer reached the steps, however, he was trembling almost uncontrollably, although nothing else had happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still trembling, I was still Anne number two. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Instead, I saw a weird, frizzy-haired girl with trembling hands and a blotchy red face. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His whole body suddenly shook, trembling from head to toe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My hands were trembling, my breath rasping as if I had run a long distance or come upon a coiled snake in a busy street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the juke box had stopped and I could feel the danger mounting so swiftly that I moved without thinking, bounding over quickly and sweeping up a beer bottle, my body trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She finally put together some semblance of a figure and raised her left hand in the air, trying to ignore how much it was trembling. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She lifted herself onto it gratefully, trembling so hard she was sure she would wake everyone. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get out,” Mother says to the trembling girl. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Something furry and trembling peeked out from beneath the edge of the woman’s gown. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then their whinnied replies came back in trembling vibratos. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She took a deep, trembling breath, trying to moderate the pulsing of her blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A young woman, probably in her early twenties, sat with her head between her knees, trembling and rocking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I hastily made the sign of the cross over my heart, called on Saint Giles to protect me, and with trembling fingers took up the recorder and began to play. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As he disappeared behind the lime trees lining the side of our house, I stood trembling in my bare feet, wondering if we’d ever be close again, the way we were before he’d abandoned us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "That was kid stuff," said James as his fingers, trembling, tore at the packet. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn used cold and trembling fingers to peel back his eyelids, forced his reluctant eyes to focus. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Aunt Addie’s eyes were closed, her forehead furrowed, her lips trembling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu stood trembling in the middle of the room, still holding the chicken pieces with his hand outstretched. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I let her pull me away, my hands still trembling with rage. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Fang was trembling under a blanket in his basket. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He would be sore tomorrow, he knew, for already the stiffness was settling into trembling half-cramped leg muscles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up, wanting answers, but Alby was already gone, a trembling branch the only sign he’d ever stood there in the first place. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Jake scowled and pressed his knuckles to his soft, wide, trembling mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He heard his parents stirring downstairs; Jenny’s hand clutched his, and he could feel it trembling. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers found the spyglass, and she held it to her eye, supporting one trembling hand with the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Knife stalked off, trembling with rage, with Fist anxiously following behind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He found it, flung it over the branch, and fumbled a bowline with his cold, wet, trembling fingers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In a few minutes we would be there, and she would have two lives in her small, trembling hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As he shook hands and turned away his tragic nose was trembling. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers I lifted a bundle of letters from around my neck and held it out by its satin string. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I stood up in front of everyone and began to speak, my voice trembling. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z George was trembling, and their two daughters were visibly disturbed by the report. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z She stood rooted to the ground, trembling against my leg as if a gale were blowing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But Moon Orchid kept shaking her head in trembling no’s. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His father muttered sweet, delirious things to Roy, and his hands, when he dipped them again in the basin and wrung out the cloth, were trembling. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z My hands are trembling as I hand the iPad back to its owner. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood all in a row alongside the Long Walkway, the fires from their torches trembling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had dropped his veil, and he stood there trembling, like a trapped animal. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt his muscles trembling as she unsaddled him, and he pranced as if he wanted to leave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was swaying a bit and trembling from his anger. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girl threw herself on the ground in a trembling kowtow before the beast. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to talk about it,” Sticky said, opening the wardrobe with trembling fingers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wash my trembling hands and sprinkle flour on the wooden board at our counter. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Savagely she stuffed paper and wood into the stove and lighted it with a trembling hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Once I reached the sanctuary door, I allowed myself to turn around, head faint and legs trembling. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z While Marcus lay trembling with fear and guilt, and Julius in chains tracked Boots into the hot, dry hinterland, Aurelia was in her mother’s private apartment, where she had been summoned. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z With trembling hands and pounding heart I opened the fat package from Princeton University. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On the back burners of the stove, there are two silver pots, their lids trembling on top of them like chattering teeth. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His body was taut and trembling with fear. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The twister struck with such force that it knocked me off my feet and left me trembling on the ground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gwystyl wrung his bony hands, and his trembling features indeed held a look of deepest dread. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He fell silent, trembling with anger and with fright at his own temerity. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “What is it?” said Will as the angel appeared trembling beside him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The only thing not trembling was the earth beneath my feet. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dill’s father pointed, his face a mask of contempt, and spoke with a perilous hush, his voice trembling with bile. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Behind the cook’s back Johnny lifted it in trembling hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing him lost in the labyrinths of kinship, trembling with uncertainty, the arthritic priest, who was watching him from his hammock, asked him compassionately what his name was. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Stand still, boy!” she blazed, her face livid with fury, her body trembling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Danny still sat with his hand over his eyes, his shoulders trembling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s hard to hold the phone up to my ear because my hands are trembling like it’s below freezing in this room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They seemed to be trembling more than ever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then he pulled a hand away and made very deliberate, trembling gestures as he said aloud, “He got you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had once bought a girlie magazine, paying for it with trembling fingers—a dollar and a quarter, his finances shot down in flames until his next allowance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, his jaw trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Petra, trembling now, felt automatically for the flashlight and fumbled with the switch. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling top to bottom and soaking wet, his dark hair matted to his head and his clothes dripping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling as he fumbled with the knot. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He stretched one hand toward the pilot, saw that his fingers were trembling, and touched the pilot on the chest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I whispered, trembling all alone in the darkness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I would answer except that my hand is over my mouth and it’s trembling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I crossed my arms over my chest and dug my fingers into my shoulders to steady my trembling arms. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Naomi froze, the paring knife trembling between her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On the wall of the cabin, the kerosene light cast her trembling shadow, hunched over and small. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The bubbles grow and multiply, thin, trembling balls of rainbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed his hand to his chin to steady himself, but the obstinate trembling was difficult to control. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A part of her was still in Capricorn’s village, or trudging through thorns, or cowering in the ruined hovel and trembling as Basta came closer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A sigh came from his lips, a long, trembling sigh like a moan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She put some more coals on the iron stove, hoping it would stop her trembling, but the cold was in her bones, not just her flesh. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I stood behind the others, hoping no one would notice my trembling legs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After a few feet Ashima stops, her legs trembling as another wave of pain surges through her body. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I smile a little and conceal my hands, which are trembling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the table, I grasped my hands tightly to still their trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Please do,” Ignatius replied, his lips quivering, and prepared another hot dog to quiet his trembling nervous system. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt my body trembling as I saw the bright golden form disappear. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt them clawing at his skin, sharp and cruel, saw the slow trickle of blood run down his fingers, and woke, trembling, in the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she walked into the kitchen, opened the patio door, and said, in a trembling voice, “Erik, would you come in here, please?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood aghast, trembling, and clutched her dear dæmon so tightly that he whimpered in pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I held my egg in one trembling hand, wondering if I’d have to use it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Celia gently strokes the trembling dove, staring intently at its broken wing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You have saved us, mon cher,” said the General emotionally, his great white moustache trembling as he spoke. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, as he saw Fiver, small and familiar, incapable of hurting anyone or of concealing what he felt, trembling in the wet grass, either from fear or from cold, his anger melted away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when Maniac felt it — pride, for this East End warrior whom Maniac could feel trembling in his arms, scared as any normal kid would be, but not showing it to them. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She speaks close to my face, voice trembling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I clenched my fists, but that made the trembling worse. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She touches a round white button on her uniform with what might be an inconveniently trembling finger. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “It’s okay to cry, little one,” said Queen as she held the trembling little body. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As Woundwort watched, he raised a trembling forepaw and passed it gropingly across his face. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Another stalemate as I stand awkwardly at my desk, my hands trembling, my anger fusing with my doubts. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They were both trembling, the angel and the man, but one from weakness and the other from excitement. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The pony plunged weakly away and then stood still, trembling violently. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Water drips from Len’s chin and he leans into the corner of his chair, trembling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She was a little frightened by his skull-like face and his continual trembling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I pictured him, trembling, his breath growing labored, until finally the string breaks ... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She clenched a trembling hand into a fist, paused only slightly, then banged on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The show over, I sat trembling in the stands, watching the contestants who now gathered around the concession booth showing their battle scars to anyone who would look. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Still trembling, for Uncle Lorne was a timid man, he kissed his wife and hugged his child. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hell, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Sam Fetisher, and he spooned a trembling lump of orange Jell-O into his mouth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He pulled her into a hug, and she let him, hoping he couldn’t feel her trembling from head to foot. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Hands trembling, I turned off the block, and we switched drivers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Now he was looking through the tiny crack between crate and wall, watching a foot in a black boot trembling on the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He’d been doing his best to remain calm, but he was trembling all over. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One toddler actually seemed to be trembling with fear. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I never knew they were so close, but I can see it now, in the gleam of tears in her eyes and the trembling of her fingers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Violet’s eyes were wide as she looked down at the document, and her face was pale, and her left hand was trembling as she signed her name. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z No longer buzzing, she rushed to my side and we linked pinkie fingers, her chin trembling. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I took Jay’s trembling hand and squeezed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This was such a shock that again I woke up, trembling with happiness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena fought to keep her hands from trembling as she flipped through the pages, searching for anything about the marks under her bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It left me and all the other children trembling, coughing, and crying for warmth, our noses red. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Sierra’s hands wouldn’t stop trembling and her mind kept dreaming up gruesome ways to die. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Ralph was so horrified that he curled up in a tight ball to stop his trembling. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “A headband? I’m trembling with fear. Now, let’s be honest. I could kill you easily. Two little girls. No training, no valor. Do you really think you can get the celestial weapons?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She reached out and took the letter in trembling hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Every sentence, every word, was new to them and they listened to what he said like bright-eyed ravens, trembling in their eagerness to catch and interpret every sound in the universe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times I had fits of fearful trembling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z My heart is jumping and flipping and my hands are trembling. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought that, and at other times I was seized with trembling and was frightened, not knowing where to turn. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize that my new mother was scared until I gripped her hand and felt that she was trembling. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When he snapped it open the tin soldier began trembling so much that the bayonet slipped from his tiny hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “It was bigggggggg—!” he exploded and fell trembling on the ground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A witness who had been a boy at the time later wrote, “It seemed that the night would never stop trembling.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Caroline’s lips were trembling with a mixture of fear and bashfulness. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She’d found it trembling under a car on 105th Street and spent an hour coaxing it out. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I turn around and am surprised to see the old man trembling. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe,” he went on, trembling, “that they are much closer to finding out exactly where the child is. They have other sources of knowledge forbidden to me.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I stand there, papers trembling as if a breeze is blowing through the closed door. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They stood trembling at Will’s anger, breathing heavily, clutching their sticks and their stones, and they couldn’t speak. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake’s fingers were trembling when he tapped the screen to end the video. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Angel at first was stiff and almost trembling. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pawed at the ground, her trembling hands clutching only air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I bawled in terror as I pointed a trembling finger at the white man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers brought the trembling flask to his mouth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had conquered her fear of the ghosts Clara would invoke and the mice in the countryside, but earthquakes shook her to her bones and long after they had passed she was still trembling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling out of control and adrenaline flowed through his body in giant, unseen torrents. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hurry,” Inigo said, and he found himself trembling at the thought of being dropped into the black pool. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She watched the girl in the book step inside, trembling, her wet shoes leaving mud and bits of grass on the carpets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The third, a girl who couldn't have been more than ten years old, stayed where she was, trembling when she saw me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The chariot hit the floor of an open-plan office and limped around, the left front wheel trembling unevenly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But when she finally found the dress and pulled it over her head with trembling fingers she suddenly stood still. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Thus, as I stood dreamily by the stoop, twirling a switchblade knife between my trembling hands, oblivious to the world around me, I thought of killing myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s legions of admirers, meanwhile, may well be trembling at what is soon to emerge about their hero. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Hers was tiny in mine and trembling and a little blue. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The Ring gleamed and flickered as he held it up before them in his trembling hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland pressed his head with his hands, but still the steady trembling would not stop. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z While Elizabeth stood trembling and indecisive in the hall, two white policemen entered. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Now and then, his lips would move, so fast it looked like they were trembling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But shutters swung out inside her and she saw the boy trembling on his sickbed, his mother weeping over his grave. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Lyddie nodded and tightened her grip on her shawl to keep from trembling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sierra laughed with the rest of them, but she was trembling inside. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “I am a tool in your hand, Lord Haliax,” Cinder amended as he crumpled, trembling, to his knees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “When do you want to go?” she asked, trembling. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But the muscles of his arm were trembling so much that he was afraid he’d drop the knife before he could use it; and did he really intend to stab the man, anyway? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z These and hundreds more were collected in the American woods, shipped across the ocean to England and France and Russia, and received with greedy keenness and trembling fingers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My legs are trembling from overexertion—I can’t imagine going down the stairs and running back to Erudite headquarters later. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In utter silence they walked together, her hand still under his trembling arm. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I could hardly get the name past my trembling lips. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His voice was on the edge of trembling. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized that he was trembling as well. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then she wafted through the back door, so pale she seemed translucent, and drifted to the couch, where she stayed, trembling. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She comes toward me with her gloved hand outstretched, her mouth open and trembling, her eyes wide. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We looked at each other, trembling on the brink of a quarrel, bitterness parting the threads of forbearance one by one, but while a few still held, suddenly, the outward semblance fell away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time she was holding Pantalaimon in her pocket with a trembling hand, and he was keeping as still as he could, in the smallest mouse form he had ever assumed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I shouted, my voice breaking I was trembling so badly. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach leaped from her chair at the next table, picked up the square of paper, and set it face down before the trembling youngster. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skinny arms were trembling from the dead weight of her son. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he realized his whole body was trembling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She glares at me, pinching her nose closed, her hair disheveled, her free hand trembling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, and I got up so that he could lie down. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She tries to hide it with a trembling smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even with her fingers trembling, it doesn’t take Marie-Laure long to solve it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The bony hand in hers was trembling as they walked down the grassy path, but Prudence stepped resolutely beside her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Child after child received it with trembling fingers, and child after child, upon looking at the questions, turned pale, or red, or a subtle shade of green. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been nice adventuring with you guys,” Grover said, his voice trembling. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He put his hand on Elisha’s arm, feeling himself trembling, and his father at his back. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Carefully, his fingers trembling, he went through the loading steps. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The pink light rests on the surface, trembling, then fades and is gone. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He was staring and trembling and his great size seemed only to add to his air of stricken misery. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the ground, trembling, I stared up at the passing clouds, wondering how Monday could live with such a monster. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Bull’s face was hideously contorted as he stood face to face with Ben, who was trembling involuntarily. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You say that a lot,” I noted, trying to ignore the sudden trembling in my stomach and keep my voice even. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I was soon trembling with remorse as well as lust. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z With a trembling finger, I started to dial the numbers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One of my legs wouldn’t stop trembling, whether from cold or anger I couldn’t tell. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tears running down her own cheeks, Kit flung both arms around the trembling woman, and together they huddled against the log and watched till the red glow lessened and died away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Even in the warm cave, she was trembling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z For almost five minutes I lay still in the grass, trembling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He tried to sound brave about it, but he was trembling as badly as Annabeth and I were. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Months passed in this way, Mother leaving the house at all hours and coming home, trembling, relieved to her core that it was over. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Our eyes will be glued to each other, his Emma Watson lips trembling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Then he slid a spoon under the fragile, trembling sac of yolk, and popped one, then the other into his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the receiver off with trembling hands, and “Who is it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Honey waited, trembling a little herself and watching the child as she slowly stirred herself back into consciousness. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z We were trembling with anticipation, and a good deal of the suspense was caused by the fact that none of us knew just what was going to happen. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z But to our total amazement the huge dog opened his huge jaws and clamped down his huge fangs on the apple, which he firmly tugged from my trembling hand. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When she nodded, Rishi unbuttoned his shirt, his fingers trembling slightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As he and Anne went out, we could see that his hands were trembling. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, in his anxiety to rush away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I held out the flask to the giant, my hand trembling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When it doesn't, I swat at it with trembling hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I was trembling so hard I feared my bones might break. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I fish one out of my curls, my hand trembling. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He pointed a trembling finger at a fat blonde baby sucking on her fist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was pressed between Newt and Teresa—he could feel Newt trembling. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was trembling as I spit out the last forced sentence. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My whole body was trembling; I’d kept the tension inside me stilled for too long and now it was coming out everywhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, her fingers trembling, she reached up and plucked a long white brooch from her hair. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He let me scratch his ear, but he was trembling. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Then tell me, why is your face so white? Why are you trembling?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then his fingers crawled up along his trembling leg to his holstered pistol, very quietly, and stroked and tapped the leather sheath. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He must be able to feel how I am trembling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was only one thing he could do: trembling he pulled out the Ring upon its chain and quickly slipped it on his finger, even as Boromir sprang at him again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Finally, his hand trembling, Hugo reached into his pocket and pulled out his small, battered cardboard notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Alys, toothless and wrinkled though with piercing eyes and a sharp tongue, told the men roughly: “Leave us be!” when they carried the trembling creature in to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was sixty-eight years old but announced, “I intend to live for more than half a century, and at the end of that half-century London will be trembling lest Chicago shall surpass it....” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A south breeze brought the scent of lilacs and sweet fennel to his nostrils and set all the frosty-green leaves of a silver poplar tree to trembling. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But Arod, the horse of Rohan, refused the way, and he stood sweating and trembling in a fear that was grievous to see. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He pointed to the identity card trembling in my hand. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It took every bit of Koffi's willpower to keep her voice from trembling as she spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was a silent pact that she had made with the world: She would not speak of the dreams that caused such trembling in her bosom, and the world would not turn away from her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers are trembling from typing and from listening to Gretchen’s words. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She turned back to the attacking dinoriders, shotgun raised, while Magdalys scrambled in the bag, pulled out a little paper packet, and then held up the gun with trembling hands. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My body is trembling and I feel so weak I’m not sure I can stand, but I have to try. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even at the distance she was from him, Anya could see him trembling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The walls and floor of the training room were trembling; Jam could feel it bucking under her body. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Though he sat, Bigger felt his legs trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Aurelia waited, her whole body clenched and trembling, for the people who would come and force her to do her father’s will. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He tugged the canvas away from the resin with trembling fingers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I looked down at the letter in my trembling hands. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I lingered in the hallway, trembling, looking at Granny, trying to speak but only moving my lips. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand trembling, Curly lowered the pistol and stared ruefully at what he’d done. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I returned his glasses to him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He watched himself carefully and in the dim light recorded, “The sensation of fear is accompanied by troubled beating of heart, sweat, trembling of muscles.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Tom, he was trembling and shaking violently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I am trembling from a storm of sensations, unsure what to focus on, wanting to drink it all in at the same time, struggling for the perfect words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ann marched home, still trembling, but now her outrage was mixed with fear and uncertainty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When I turned back to my work, with trembling, ink-stained hands, the scratch of my pen on the paper rasped loud in the stillness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z You know how you open the door in some houses and a dog rocket-launches toward you with his whole trembling body? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Royal grabbed Red’s forearm to stop the man’s trembling. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I reach for my glass with a trembling hand and nearly knock it over. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Wash pulled his boots back on and laced them with trembling fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He found it hard to suppress a howl of delight as he surveyed the havoc—I made this happen—and saw Brother Eugene’s trembling chin and horror- stricken expression. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you okay?” she asked me, her voice trembling. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yes; I’ll tell you how it’s signed,” said the old man, his hands trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he reached out both trembling hands and placed the crown upon the lion's head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Nelson shows her how to stand, close one eye, and whack her arrow trembling into the heart of a leaf. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was trembling, as if all of the dead had decided to leave their graves at once. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I should’ve been overjoyed, but I hardly felt anything, just a spreading numbness as the trembling pain of the Feeling receded. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The house is still trembling from the aftereffects of the quarrels. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Are you going to gloat?” she asked, her voice trembling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “You'll get us all killed,” the man next to her begs, his voice trembling. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My legs are still trembling as I climb the steps to Corly station. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands began trembling again, I didn’t know why this time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I looked down at Rufus to see that he had stopped trembling and closed his eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z My legs are trembling, my knee jerking as though on a puppeteer’s string. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacob’s hands were trembling, but his voice was strong. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She stood up, trying to smile, but her lips were trembling. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Noah’s finger is pointed at Guillermo, his voice trembling with anger. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On the forty-first move, after five hours of play, with his heart slightly pounding, Bobby lifted his rook with his trembling right hand, quietly lowered the piece to the board, and said, “Mate!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Neville’s legs sprang apart and he got to his feet, trembling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Montag said nothing but now, looking back, sat with his eyes fixed to the blank screen, trembling. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In the straining darkness I felt his body moving with desire, his hands on me were trembling, and I felt my senses opening like a flower to his urgency. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I came with my basket half-laden and saw my husband sitting on the floor staring out before him, a dazed expression on his face and his lips trembling loosely. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilly willed the woman not to look, not to stare at the funny little brown face poked up above the faded quilt, the mouth gaped and trembling with each noisy breath. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Right before the Cultural Revolution, the picture had been of a huge mushroom cloud from an atomic explosion, with a tiny big-nosed American trembling in the corner. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled into the common room and collapsed, trembling, into armchairs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She saw the pain in the pages—when he did come back, he drew detailed scenes, every leaf on every tree vivid and trembling with life. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My fingers curled around my father’s trembling fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Although he was trembling a little, he was not really afraid. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When served to clients, it's supposed to keep their arms and legs from trembling, quiet their fears or anticipation, and help dull the pain of beauty transformations. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The child was trembling—like Oliver, she thought. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She wished she had a heart of ice and a clever smile, not the trembling lips of a child whose father had been stolen away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Charles pointed a trembling finger at the TV screen. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But he felt no trembling now; his calm did not even surprise him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She just said, “That’s what I have got to find out”, sitting forward on the seat, trembling now and peering up the tree-arched drive toward where the rotting shell of the house would be. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t even realize she was trembling with rage until Chaol stepped into her line of vision. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yes I was,” said Doge, through trembling lips. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Our senses disorganized, our frames trembling with cold, we calculated as best we could the direction of our town and made our way across that countryside of dream. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The crowd parted and watched in hushed silence as the trembling servant carried the peach as if leading a procession. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This warder was a weak fellow, and he started trembling. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice is trembling, and there are tears in his eyes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She had seen so many closed eyes, and eyelids trembling with dreams, and lashes fluttering on cheeks, that she was transfixed by his open ones. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I thought maybe he had cramps from all the laughing, but I wasn’t sure he hadn’t punctured a lung, and I was trembling as I bent down to check him out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And Ammu, though her hands were trembling, hadn’t looked up from her unnecessary hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So he took Beowulf's hands between his own and blessed and thanked him as the queen had, his voice trembling with sincerity, and gave him twelve jewels—burning stones, the most precious things he owned. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She tugged at my braid and put her forefinger over my trembling mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I remain in my awkward position, muscles trembling with exertion for a while longer, then hoist myself back onto my branch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When she commanded, in that imperious way, she was very like her father, for all that her face was wet with tears and her lips trembling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Farrow said, pushing himself away from the creature and nonchalantly combing a trembling hand through his wild, just-had-sex hair. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Screams hushed to whimpers and the trembling guests crawled out from under tables and peered out of closets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy from the entrance exams trembling before he fell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “God have mercy on you,” he said in a cold, trembling voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I have to save my friend,” Hazel said, trying to keep the words from trembling. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare,” Mom said, using her free hand to try to pry his big one off her other trembling fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The old woman helped him, trembling, into the boat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see her trembling as she held out her arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Theodore saw you up yonder and ran for Mr. Finch, and when he couldn’t find him he got me. God Almighty—!” When he saw her trembling he knew she had not been playing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He saw me looking at his trembling fingers and held them up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We are a peaceful people,” he said, his voice trembling. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Good call because my knees are trembling as I walk across the stage, spotlight in my eyes and a buzzing in my ears. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z With trembling legs, Bigger rose, feeling in the grip of a nightmare. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Ekon noticed that he was trembling and that, when he spoke, there was a catch in his voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “The mosque is the worst part,” Mama says, trembling. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, her grandmother had pressed her thumbs to the tears streaming down Ashima’s face, wiping them away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His pale lashes reveal the world behind his hazel eyes, and that world is trembling, dangling, like a lone bright planet in dark space. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As she spoke, she shoved Rivka away, untied the knot of the kerchief with trembling fingers, and retied it about her own head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Of what I might do to this trembling, cornered thief in front of me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Sierra realized her hands had been trembling, clenched in tight fists. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I could tell his hand was sort of trembling, but he never took his eyes off it. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The look of disgust on his mother’s face sets him trembling. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She would close her bedroom door and put her head under the blankets, and there she would remain for hours at a time, trembling, praying, and calling for her mother with the power of thought. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With that she entered the house and the nurse trembling crept after her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Broad smiles and hollow laughter were undermined by trembling legs and shaking hands. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z With trembling, dusty fingers, he touched the kid’s limp, scrawny hand. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers are trembling as I press the numbers, and even more when her cell phone starts to ring. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Little Arliss had hushed his screaming, but he was trembling all over and clinging to Mama like he’d never let her go. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She caught hold of his coat and he felt her body trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Everything came back to his sick body, which shrank trembling from the smallest pain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Faith put a trembling hand over her mouth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Chronicler reached out to take hold of the cord, his hand trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was still clumsy and trembling and slow, but he did not fall once. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was sweating and trembling, and his frog dæmon fell from the edge of the witness stand to the floor in her agitation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I had difficulty grasping it, my hand was trembling so much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused for only a moment and mopped his brow, the heart within him great with fear and trembling, and with power. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The bats staggered together and pressed into a tight, trembling knot. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z With the news now made public, most of the town, including Kalbro’s supply chain manager, was trembling with the bad vibes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z So now, three hundred feet in the night and rising higher, while he should have been trembling, he was not. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My breath came in trembling gasps, and hers did, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I was trembling from fright, but now the nausea left me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There he crawled under a bush and lay panting and trembling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After the carriage left and dishes were washed and Lady Seymour was sound asleep, I started my free day, still trembling from Madam’s threat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I am panting, wet with sweat and trembling like a moth. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The Giant picked up the trembling Sophie with one hand and carried her across the cave and put her on the table. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She stiffened her lip to keep it from trembling and took a deep breath to seal the tears inside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z ‘Twenty-six! . . . Twenty -seven! . . . Twenty -eight! . . He was like a shark. He had the blood lust. The victims were hunched and trembling, walking the gangplank. “Thirty-/o#r/ . Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, down the line, through poverty, hunger, wandering, cruelty, fear, and trembling, to death. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z His feet began to slip; pebbles and rocks began ringing beneath his feet; he looked up, trembling, in terror of death, and he cried: “Lord, I can’t come no higher.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Pale and trembling, they too are wrapped in silver, their lips blue with cold. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She kneels in front of me, just inches away, her finger trembling against my lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He heard a soft rusde and looked down at his hand; the kidnap note was shaking in his trembling fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I noticed his hands were trembling as he held the match. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m ready, Mother,” he said, his voice trembling. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When she reached the laboratory, she was still trembling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was as still and white as virgin snow and his hands were trembling. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When they reached Petey’s window, Finn released the reins and slid from the horse’s back, knees loose and watery, hands trembling. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She stood there helpless and trembling in her wedding silks while he secured the horses, and when he turned to look at her, she began to cry. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Arthur’s voice was trembling, pleading, “Come on! Come on! Let’s get outta here!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He forced his trembling legs to follow her to a part of the house as different from his old prison as the sun was from a candle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sand, trembling beneath the heat haze, concealed many figures in its miles of length; boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mami stood over me, crushing my arm, right hand at her side, the fingers trembling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Hungry and trembling, James stood alone out in the open, wondering what to do. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He lay in the leaves holding the trembling child. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She could feel the tears threatening as she reached under the bed for the guitar case, which she opened with trembling fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You obsess, Henry,” she said, her hand still trembling. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel Maya trembling next to her, her eyes gone wide as she stared at the woman with Joaquin’s nose, with Maya’s eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Blood welled and the girl’s hand spasmed, fingers trembling at the gash. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But I can’t stop my hands from shaking, and when I take my packet out to put it on my desk, it’s like a trembling white flag just trying to call attention to itself. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I wish for the digits of pi to sweep in, but all I feel is a trembling dog who will soon be gone. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For several minutes, it stood still, its wings trembling slightly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, but not with cold: the stuffy runs of the Mark were dense with thunder; the air felt like a deep drift of leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave you to him as a gift,” Creüsa cried, but she was trembling, too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Close behind, Pipkin fidgeted and Hazel, never taking his eyes from the cat, could sense that he was trembling. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And Powell pointed a trembling finger at the single gauge. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Montag had only a glimpse, before Faber, seeing Montag's attention diverted, turned quickly and shut the bedroom door and stood holding the knob with a trembling hand. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm dug the paddle into the water with limbs that were trembling with fatigue. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her extended fingers, though trembling, or because they were trembling, looked oddly graceful and pretty. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I can feel the terror and exhilaration in his trembling touch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My knees were trembling, and every inch of my body was perspiring. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie stood in the hallway, her chess set held in both trembling hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “But I did go to the clinic, mei baas,” she pleaded in a trembling voice. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny looked down at the letter, trembling in her tired hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A tall, wide man with one eye and trembling hands towered over her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It hung there trembling, within an inch of those limp fingers, on the verge of contact. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a trembling breath and opened her mouth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Two huge women with spoiled-cream complexions seemed to struggle with their massive bodies as they came past, their flowered hips trembling like threatening flames. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She took it with hands that were trembling. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z When she recovered from the shock and managed to regain her voice, she called for the cook and pointed to the plate with a trembling finger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She crossed her arms and tucked her hands in under her armpits to hide her trembling. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I finish washing the dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With a trembling hand he made the sign of the cross over her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Darius pushed his glasses up on his nose with trembling fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I folded a piece of linen to busy my trembling hands. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Trueblood's mouth fell agape, his eyes widened and filled with moisture as he took the bill between trembling fingers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I hunch and open my bag, exhausted and trembling. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I managed to find my voice, weak and trembling, but blissfully my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I start trembling and look around my neighborhood. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He sank down on a chair in a trembling stupor, his stumpy, lax hands quaking in his lap. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t want his hand to begin trembling, showing the old woman that he was fearful. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He pictured the cub’s golden eyes, trembling nose, and patterned fur. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I was trembling so badly, the door raided, but my rage was the only thing keeping the terror at bay. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling and his heart was lurching painfully. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Kronos pushed against her, trying to dislodge his blade, but she held him in check, her arms trembling as he forced his sword down toward her neck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The girl was standing by a bedpost, trembling like a doe, “Lady Arya, if you will turn your back, I must needs unlace your gown.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Matt dictated his answer to Jethro and then signed his own trembling signature. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgia Boy’s face was pale and his legs were trembling. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Invisible, underneath the table, my right foot is trembling uncontrollably. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling so much that his match went out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She forced a smile and pressed her trembling hands flat against the front of her apron. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was looking down at the tips of his shoes and his scabby hands were trembling. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She was trembling like a leaf in the wind, and a finger of ice was running up and down the length of her spine. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on,” she called in a trembling voice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Ekon’s heart lurched when the old man held out a frail, trembling hand and smiled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Jam pressed her hands to her face and tried to calm the trembling inside her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Anya proffered it to him, and he took it with trembling fingers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After a while he stopped trembling and his breathing returned to normal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Neel heard his sister exhale and felt her hand trembling in his before she let go. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The perspiration gathered with the silence and the sub-audible trembling around and about and in the women who were burning with tension. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year,” whispered Dobby, suddenly trembling all over. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z With a trembling hand Patria took the paper he offered her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I changed into my street clothes in the adjacent dressing room, but I had to stop because my fingers were trembling so violently that I couldn’t button my shirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Crawling out on the ledge, my hands trembling, I lay a small pile of pine needles and twigs, then, taking out my flint and steel, strike a spark and start a fire. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And eventually, of course, though he did so in fear and trembling, Pacheco had to take his pal outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The golden monkey was crouching at the end of the bed, trembling with anticipation, little black hands to his mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z After he was gone, the Head Mouse slapped his trembling paw on the table. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z By the time I crossed the parking lot and stepped into the air-conditioned, Muzak-happy world of Kmart I was as grubby as if I had been on the trail, and trembling all over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I was weak and scared and trembling with grief. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But she was “just in fear and trembling that he was going to pack up and move back to Cambridge. I’d been there, and I didn’t want to live there, not with a family.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She hurried to the cart, trembling as she struggled to make some excuse to defend herself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She could concentrate on locking her muscles, keeping herself from trembling. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I can feel my body trembling, but I’m not cold. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her hands, which were not trembling, were still busy: she had opened the bottle of iodine and was cutting up strips of bandage. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Is that—?” he asked, reaching out a trembling arm, and I nodded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I had never before seen a man literally trembling with anger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She did, a few steps, and discovered that she was trembling. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Ivan retreated with her, hand trembling as he gripped her forearm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Frodo had felt himself trembling as the first shock of fear passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As the door was slowly battered down, to control the trembling of her hands, Ammu would hem the ends of Rahel’s ribbons that didn’t need hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel myself trembling, but I didn’t want to let on just how deeply terrified I was. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He sank back to the ground, his blood- smeared body trembling while he wiggled his stub tail and tried to lick my hog-cut leg. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She remained still, trembling as the chickens and goats recovered from their fright and began to gobble up the bread on the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Not while I was trembling with a bone-deep hate for myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She was trembling when she got to the door of the shop, but she pushed it open. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that the bodies of the gods might still be up there, left where they’d died, but he didn’t see why that should cause such a trembling and shrinking. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She threw off her cloak, cast it aside, and sat down, staring at her white and trembling hands clasped in her lap. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I stood trembling, afraid that they would ask me to join but angry that so many rejected me on sight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But as his trembling fingertips stretched toward the creature, it vanished. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There were angry blotches of color in her cheeks, and her hands were balled into fists; she was trembling with fury. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was trembling with fear but unable to cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They emerge through the air-lock door, pale, shaken, tentative, trembling, angry with the Army, angry with themselves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands are shaking, my whole body trembling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not even startled when the violin fell from the mother's lap, out from under her trembling fingers, and gave off a reverberating tone. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z She had stopped sobbing and stood now, her trembling under control, hands in fists. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I stood still in front of the staircase, my hands trembling violently. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She lifts up a trembling hand and paints what I think might be a flower on Peeta's cheek. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This would drive my father into a fury; eventually he would come busting dramatically into my room and order me out, his forefinger trembling, rolling his eyes like Othello. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In the darkness two trembling hands met violently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hardly breathe; trembling so violently the water lapped over the edges of the pool, he felt for the blade with his numb feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I stood trembling in front of Phineas, still holding his crutches in place, unable to turn and face Brinker and this joke he had gotten into his head, this catastrophic joke. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The Warlord leaped down from his rostrum and seized the trembling miscreant, booting him forward into plain view of the army. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fiver sat trembling and crying among the nettles as Hazel tried to reassure him and to find out what it could be that had suddenly driven him beside himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My noon had come, to dine, I, trembling, drew the table near, And touched the curious wine. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The sound came again, a weak, trembling call: “Lina ...” She got up and started for Granny’s room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I get out my flask and fill it with water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her lips were trembling; she looked like she might start crying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We have not stopped trembling yet, but if we had not loved each other none of us would have survived. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Silhouetted against the darkening sky, he hoisted himself a few feet off the ground and clung there, trembling and out of breath. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, as it happens,” said Malcolm, fumbling with trembling hands in the rucksack, “we’ve got these orders from the king’s ambassador in Oxford, kind of a passport, so’s we can have safe passage. Look.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her voice was trembling with sadness, and she wiped her disconsolate face as she disappeared behind the hut and headed back to the main village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In the office, Marco gathers up fallen notebooks and papers with trembling hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An inch of snow had fallen before they could speak, and all were trembling with the wintry blast. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At these times, she resembled a biblical prophet, her face clouded over, her immense body trembling with holy rage, one finger thrust like a spear straight at the sinner’s heart. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He sat quietly, and once he began to pick his nose, saw his father look at him, and stopped, his lower lip trembling a little. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z To drive her up out of bed in the dark of midnight, to slip barefoot into the corridor between their rooms, and to deliver her, trembling, to Kaede. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was trembling with fever and cold and his armpits were studded with sores again. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She reached out a trembling hand, took another step forward. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Look at his neck,” she whispered, her voice trembling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the silvery moonlight, she couldn’t see any physical wounds on Ekon’s body, but he was shaking, trembling as she’d only seen one time before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He presses her to the bed, lying on top of her, his face to one side, his body suddenly trembling. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She forced her trembling fingers to hold the slick side of the fish, and she covered its face with her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t go far, but by the time they reached their destination, she was trembling, her muscles would taut, less from exertion than the knowledge that Matthias was somewhere in this terrible place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Will jumped up and seized her shoulders, and felt her tense and trembling. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was trembling, but not just from fear. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ollie and I remained trembling in place, watching their backs until they turned out of the alley. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Each time he straightened his pudgy knees it was apparent that they were trembling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Mother’s been trembling, torn between the terror that I’ll screw it up and glee that I actually like men. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I can still feel her lips against mine, the smooth, soft skin of her face and arms, the slight trembling of her hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He patted his slight paunch; he flexed his trembling, nicotine-stained hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them said that they had chosen wrongly, since most of us who had been chosen were trembling and that meant we were sissies. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then Hermione spoke, in a trembling, would-be calm sort of voice, as though trying to will Professor Lupin to talk sensibly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Over there,” I pointed with a trembling hand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He fell to his knees, trembling like a leaf in a winter storm, tears streaming down his ravaged cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “What is it? Give it to me—give it,” said Jane, trembling with excitement, and she took it from Mrs. Brill’s hands very quickly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “A small boy’s standing in the yard and won’t answer me,” said the old man, trembling. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not be spoken to like that!” said Uncle Vernon, trembling with rage. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sarai was between plum trees, her hands trembling, resting on the balustrade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The panic, too, that one might cry again, the tears swelling without control, and a fatal trembling of the mouth lead one to disaster. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I raise mv hand and, trembling, put my fingers lightly on the back of his neck. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His arms are trembling from holding the heavy tree. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Now as Belter stood, head down, trembling, an old man stepped forward. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself trembling, and I tried to be still. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z To Murphy, I probably appear to be a trembling chew toy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In a trembling voice, she asked, “When must you have payment?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In his great need he drew out once more the phial of Galadriel, but it was pale and cold in his trembling hand and threw no light into that stifling dark. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The trembling starts in my fingertips and spreads up my arms, and soon my body is shuddering. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Have you indeed no idea?” said Mrs. Weston in a trembling voice. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Mothers wrapped their trembling arms around their children each time the gunshots intensified. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "Is that why you ran?" my mother asks me, her voice trembling. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He held a beat-up fishing hat in his hands, crushing it in his trembling fingers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His voice had risen in volume with every passing word until he was shouting, his body trembling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The veins on his fore head stood out as his fierce red eyes watched the trembling face of the old man, whose eyelids were shaking uncontrollably. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Some of the boys stood with lowered heads, trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The seizure held her fast, her arms and legs stiff and trembling, her eyes wide, but not seeing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re not mine,” I say over and over, my body trembling. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I clasped my hands together to stop their trembling. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His hand, trembling with his effort at self control, bore to his lips the last of his glass of ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He watched his mother walk forward on trembling legs and sit down upon the rickety stool. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Voldemort’s hand was trembling on the Elder Wand, and Harry gripped Draco’s very tightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My father held me tighter and whispered something, but not even his arms or his whispers could keep me from trembling. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He was wearing an oversize white T-shirt that draped over his bony shoulders and gray thermal underwear that covered his legs, which were now trembling in fear. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They huddled, trembling, to bear witness to the last seconds of Maniac Magee’s life. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth was glad for the tablecloth, because under the table, her legs were trembling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His trembling hands ran through her hair and stroked her back and neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Coolly, objectively, I watch the trembling; it’s as if all the muscles are locked to the charge of an eel. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are, Papa,” I said with a trembling voice. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald glanced at the trembling Angel, heard Jordan’s drunken raging above, and quickly saw what he had to do. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There he paused again, trembling, before he reached out for the latch. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Oil lamps made yellow, trembling patches of light in the doorways and windows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Pipkin sat trembling under a fern, his ears drooping on either side of his head. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The grating swung up towards the kitchen, and Malcolm’s numb and trembling hands found a catch above that held it firmly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The kiss swept through me, and I clung to him, trembling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They were trembling, not like a leaf that’s about to fall from a branch, but like some sort of rabid beast that’s legitimately trembling with excitement over tearing you apart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Presently I stood within that clean, bright kitchen—on the very hearth—trembling, sickening; conscious of an aspect in the last degree ghastly, wild, and weather-beaten. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He tugged on his unfortunate mustache absently, his whole body trembling. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was trembling now; almost out of control. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They sat across from each other, the baboon whimpering and Nhamo trembling. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My knees started trembling and my heartbeat grew faster and louder. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The moon had risen higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tinny drip of the banjoes on the lawn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He could not stop the trembling of his lips and he bit them until he tasted blood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Doctorita finishes untying me, her hands still shaking, her chins trembling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘What sort of human beings do you eat?’ she asked, trembling. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay on the rocks beneath the clearing sky, gasping for air and trembling with exhaustion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires and fog in the valleys; cellos, dark windowpanes, snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The train shivered with them at the thought but went on and sure enough there was ground up ahead and the trembling became the dancing under their feet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was back after some length of time, fully visible and looking furious, his ears trembling and rimmed with blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She stood there, rigid and trembling as the other mother held her tightly. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She smiles a sad, trembling smile as I approach. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I was now standing—naked, cold and trembling—in the middle of the room. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can’t hurt you. Not as long as you stay with me. I promise. Why—you’re trembling! Here, have some more petit fours, sugar for my sweet one. There you go. Feel better?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I realised for the first time since I had come into the room that my legs were trembling, weak as straw. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lyra felt Pantalaimon trembling and stroked him with her sore hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Its blood stains my hands, but I continue to pet it until its trembling body becomes completely still. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lip was no longer trembling, but she was blushing. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z On trembling limbs, she grappled onto a nearby tree and hauled herself upright again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The creatures were trembling with weakness as they frantically nibbled their kernels of corn. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In a panic as sudden as it was unreasoned, Ranofer wheeled into an alley and crouched there, trembling, until the Babylonian was certain to be gone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “I thought...I thought he was going to kill you,” Amil said, his bottom lip trembling slightly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first-year boy went furiously red on being addressed directly by Dumbledore, and took the platter of sausages with trembling hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He grasped the weapon eagerly, his hands trembling so that he nearly dropped it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to fill the very air about them as it gathered momentum; the ground began trembling with the rumbling noise. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was sobbing with rage, and the knife was still upraised, her arm trembling wildly as it fought to complete the arc it had begun and bring the blade down on Sarai’s throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry to break up this cozy little gathering,” she said, her voice trembling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was queer to see Papa’s hands so quiet when she remembered them as always trembling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth just like they did, hoping they’ll think my trembling is a side effect of just coming out of stasis. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His lips were trembling below a nose dotted with blackheads. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z When I set the glass down, I was unsurprised to find my left hand trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And with brave but trembling lips she fled blindly, masking her feeling to save her child. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to smile carelessly, but the bowl he held was trembling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But Jeremy suddenly saw that she was trembling and realized that she must be afraid. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at Hugh, expecting him to chime in, but his back was to us, his shoulders trembling. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The enormity of what I’ve done overwhelms me and I’m trembling. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She put the glass in my trembling hands and helped me tilt it back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He held out a slightly trembling hand, and in a dreadful blast of realization Harry knew that the goblins of Gringotts were aware that Bellatrix’s wand had been stolen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The trembling stopped, but her body went limp. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if, inside, I was a trembling mound of teenage insecurity. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then, after lying there for a moment, trembling in the dark, I pressed ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was holding a naphtha lamp, and his hand was trembling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then, to conceal the trembling in his hands, Robbie Turner walked on, and they followed him, as they had followed him for two days now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As soon as I had caught my breath and stopped trembling, I brought the whistle to my mouth and started running after him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Though I’ve never heard the voice before, I find myself trembling, tempted for a second to drop to the ground just to get away from it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When I held the glass, I could see my hands trembling. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He looked at his hands and was amazed they weren’t trembling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton stooped slowly, her hands trembling in the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He stood, trembling; he tried to talk and his words would not come. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when I repeat the offer, she says, “Really?” and finally takes it, picking off little chunks with trembling fingertips and cramming them into her mouth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the ground moving, and people’s voices seemed to be far removed from where I stood trembling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It seemed disproportionately heavy for its size, but my arms were trembling slightly under their own weight, so it was hard to tell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He fanned out the keys with trembling fingers and found the right one. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I want to think it's because Gavin's moving around, but the truth is my hands are trembling. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And, with those words, he placed the paper in Minli’s trembling hands. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z One day, Gandhi later explained/'a man in tattered clothes, headgear in hand, two front teeth broken and his mouth bleeding, stood before me trembling and weeping.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z More than two hundred screaming, sobbing, trembling and confused children jammed the badly ventilated hall, and, for lack of enough benches, most of us stood up like bristles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with trembling fingers, I decide to accept. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Is something wrong?” he asks, when he realizes that she is trembling. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had been trembling so much when he handed her the small box he’d wrapped it in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The music starts up again, a long, trembling minor chord. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I stood trembling at the curb, watching and half expecting to see the man leap from the door to follow me, whistling the old forgotten jingle about a bare-rumped robin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Noticeably trembling, she grabbed his hand as he lifted it to strike Amari again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was trembling, so Lyddie relaxed her fingers and began to stroke. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Mary Malone pushed back the chair and stood up, trembling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My body was wet with sweat, and my lips were trembling. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As I gazed at Amma’s trembling chin, I realized how different we were. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But she would sooner have her tongue torn out than confess how bad she felt; limping, tight-lipped, trembling, she kept pace with Will and said nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The reliefs go out, the observers stagger in, covered with dirt, and trembling. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of our warm kitchen at home in Tilsit, the soft ring of the lids trembling on their pots, and my sister’s laughter echoing throughout the house. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dedd took the chimney off the lamp, and with a trembling hand, fed the letter to the flame. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fingers trembling, he put a key into the lock of the cell. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z ‘I’ve never driven in a city,’ the ancient and trembling sister announced. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bear to frighten the trembling animal away. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Across the water a line of trembling smoke rose high and then spread out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z So Pippin poured out his tale, reaching up and touching Gandalf’s knee with trembling hands. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Fear lest he depart while she sat trembling upstairs nerved her and she was inside the room before she caught her breath. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I had a wet, trembling, half-drowned, heaving and coughing three-year-old adult Bengal tiger in my lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When he stretched out on his bed in the dark he found that his whole body was trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the middle of sowing or reaping or tilling, or the innumerable tasks the land demanded, he would stop and straighten up, breathing hard and trembling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z An old lady in the row behind him had her eyes closed while she counted her rosary, her lips moving silently as her trembling fingers pushed through the beads. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He scrambled to his feet and took a few trembling steps back for a better view, finding it hard to believe what his eyes were seeing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was trembling all over and drenched in sweat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Frankie didn’t answer, but the trembling in his hands only worsened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Pixel, hands trembling, placed the pile of books on the nearest coffee table. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They went out almost straight, as if he were doing his greatest leap—and then quivered, trembling in the agony of death. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached distractedly into the pocket of her skirt and took out the music box and, without thinking, twisted the winding key with trembling fingers. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The warmth felt good, but it didn’t stop her trembling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He bit his trembling lip hard, and his voice rose with emotion when he continued. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I went over to him and put my hand on his shoulder and felt him trembling and crying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Her face streaked with tears, she crouched down beside him, two cups of tea trembling in her hands and something bulky under her arm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Uncle Andrew stood trembling and swaying this way and that. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Then he raised his head off the ground, trembling with the effort, and breathed into my ear: “Find the bird. In the loop. On the other side of the old man’s grave. September third, 1940.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A poor emaciated Jew questioned him anxiously, his voice trembling: “But. . . sir. They did write me down!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited, trembling, for the next shot: but there was silence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya raised a trembling hand and grasped the wood in unsteady fingers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Ma was trembling, and she began to laugh a little. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor lifts a trembling hand and pulls the fridge door open. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As a younger child, whenever Charlie got very scared or anxious, he would sometimes start trembling and shaking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was shaking, he had told Obinze, his hands trembling for a long time, a little frightened by his own feelings. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He traces the bone beneath my eye, my cheek, my upper lip, trembling like he did holding the viola. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His large hand trembling, he pulled off his old robes, which were hanging a foot above his ankles, pulled on the spare ones, and laced up Goyle’s boatlike shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her face was trembling and her eyes were red. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lip was trembling, her cheeks were wet, her eyes were red-rimmed holes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Reb Saunders sat in his chair, breathing hard and trembling with rage. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They carried on quietly, hand, foot, weight, move, test, hand, foot....Their fingers were raw, their knees and hips were trembling with the effort, their heads ached and rang with exhaustion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I know I need to keep moving, but I'm trembling and lightheaded now, gasping for air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By the time she reached number 12 Not Doctor Street, her trembling had become uncontrollable. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pantalaimon was trembling and shivering, and nothing Lyra could do could soothe him into stillness, or quiet the soft little moan he couldn’t help uttering. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And she felt, as she sat, trembling, at Florence’s table, a reckless, pained relief. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z All this calamity surrounded Helmuth, but he stayed in the city and made daily door-to-door visits, cautiously walking deserted streets and abandoned alleyways “with a trembling heart.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He could feel his heart beating faster, his body trembling with the surge of adrenaline. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Today’s guest-librarian hologram, the lady with the trembling voice, was somebody new. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Lupita looked from face to face, her fingers trembling as they held Papá’s coat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Shasta noticed that he was trembling and sweating all over. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Horace, trembling and silent, sat heavily and placed his palms on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sounds heard in a wilderness at night by the trembling traveler were supposed to be made by him, so that it is easy to see how the expression “panic” fear arose. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It fell open, trembling between us like some faded bullfighter’s cape. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Moving through her room, trembling with excitement, Celaena gathered two balls of yarn from Philippa’s sewing basket, along with three sticks of chalk and one of her makeshift knives. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was still smiling, but my chin was trembling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He laid his hand on the hobbit’s shoulder in friendly fashion; but Frodo felt the hand trembling with suppressed excitement. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My mom lifts her eyes from the tea, her voice trembling. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He clenched his fists to keep his hands from trembling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Nok could imagine the scene on the other side of the wall—her tall father, trembling before her slim little mother. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z People are in the street, too, kids from the party, kids trembling in their swimsuits wet from the hot tub, neighbors coming from their houses. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Hermione crawled out from underneath the bench, shaking bits of glass ashtray out of her hair and trembling all over. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It broke on the edge of a little town called Jistann, the needle trembling at H. Milkman sold it to the tow- truck man for twenty dollars and caught the first bus out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Biff saw that Blount had not hurt his jaw, but he was holding his hand over his mouth because his lips were trembling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Her lips, trembling, twitched up and froze, and he could see her teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I saw his finger slowly curling around the trigger and it was trembling like a snake about to strike. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now my hands are shaking, my whole body trembling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He turned back in the seat, facing the front, and put his hands—still trembling— on the control wheel, his feet gently on the rudder pedals. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A queer excitement took hold of me, I felt myself trembling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ms. Holly hits the starting note, I ignore the trembling in my leg, find my voice, and hear myself softly and clearly sing the words to my very first solo. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His hand began to tremble again, just for a breath of an instant, but he said, “No!” very firmly, and the trembling passed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling like he was cold. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I saw then that he was trembling with fright. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now I sit on the train, my arms wrapped around myself, hands jammed against my sides to stop them from trembling, like an excited child caught up in an adventure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The scabs had reopened on his knuckles and his fingers were trembling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lyra’s arm was so tight around Pantalaimon that she was trembling with the force of it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z After a long while, I said, in a soft, trembling voice, “Mama, what would happen if I were to die? Would anybody miss me? Would anybody care? Will it matter to anyone?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy’s arms and legs were trembling so hard, it seemed likely he’d fall over before Jorge laid a hand on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt him trembling and her fists were tight enough to crack. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The light that long ago had struck me into syncope, recalled in this vision, seemed glidingly to mount the wall, and tremblingly to pause in the centre of the obscured ceiling. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She felt naked as she began to wrap it around herself, like a bird plucked of its feathers—all goosebumpy skin and trembling bones and frail, sputtering heart. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z His voice was trembling and his skinny body was shaking like he was standing in a strong wind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The lights down by the banks of the lake stood side by side like a caravan of glowworms, trembling as they were reflected in the black water. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I sat trembling on the couch, his prized possession. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He held her trembling body against his chest. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They couldn’t see her, not her—a trembling ghost perched on the chest of her own fresh corpse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “No,” she said briskly, but I knew it did; I could feel her trembling and her face had gone white. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I lay there fully dressed under the cell’s bare globe, trembling. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog’s teeth had not broken the boy’s skin, but his pant leg was torn, and he was trembling as if he had palsy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Grace’s hands are fists, her fatted chin is trembling, her eyes are pink and watery, like a laboratory rabbit’s. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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