The how doesn’t matter as much as what I do before it goes down, but not knowing is still freaking shaking me; you only die once, after all. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the way back to the car, I flipped through the stack, shaking my head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Auntie Yeabu, the youngest wife of Uncle Abdullah, helped my mother bandage the man’s stump while I stood nearby, shaking with fear. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking with fear, with residual terror that took all the strength out of me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Cinnamon,” she replied, shaking the spice into the bowl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Henri, when his shaking had subsided a little, rushed out of his cabin, leaped over the side of the boat and hurried away down the hill through the pines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, relieved, shaking his sleek hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But there I was, shaking and screaming as I left the movie theater, hiding my face in my dad’s coat. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Remember when we used to put on those awful flashing colored lights?” his mother says now when they are done, shaking her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly folds his legs and scoots back, shaking his head and laughing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking as I turned the switch on the lamp near her head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I think he might start shaking, or break down in some way, but he doesn’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I try to suck in as much air as I possibly can, coughing desperately as I flip open a keypad, my hands shaking too much to type in the numbers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When I came back to the edge of the embankment, I saw he had something in his teeth, shaking it from side to side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harry was pleased to see that he was shaking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

My good hand is shaking as I finish wiping up, and I sink to the floor, both hands in my hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Man, oh man,” says Walter, shaking his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The principal voluntarily ejected himself from his own office, then looked to the staff for an explanation, but only received the teary-eyed shaking of their heads. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Horace was a sickly child, and around this time he started having shaking and crying fits. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was cut short in a little bush, almost perfectly round, and she stood at the microphone holding a piece of paper, shaking with nerves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Get up!” she yells, shaking my new body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His father had no more use for it, and Will was shaking with cold. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was taking off my shawl in the hall, and shaking the water out of my loosened hair, when Mrs. Fairfax emerged from her room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Almost shaking with rage, Mark turned his attention back to the woman, who was just standing there, watching it all with that maddening lack of emotion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He would award school ‘colours’ by walking up to the chosen boy after a match and shaking him by the hand and saying, ‘Graggers on your teamer!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want us all to be killed?” she asked, shaking me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mike picks up his tray and moves to another table, shaking his head. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried shaking the Coke and other stuff off my sneakers. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Enchanted coins,” said Malfoy, as though he was compelled to keep talking, though his wand hand was shaking badly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She took him by the shoulders and looked up at his face, shaking her head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Not a particle of evidence, Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, shaking his head and gathering up his skirts. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking and she yanked at a tuft of hair to maintain her grip. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The current carried him past Jesse, but he made it safely to the bank and ran back, shaking great drops of cold water on Jesse. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even the doctors and nurses play up to this: a donor on a fourth will go in for a check and be greeted by whitecoats smiling and shaking their hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I awakened the next morning to find Uncle Clark shaking me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dead hours Frodo came out of a deep dark sleep to find Sam shaking him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He got up and clenched his long hand into a bony fleshless knot, shaking it towards the East. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The forge is cool, the water cooler, and for a second, my fevered shaking slows. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When, after considerable shaking, Reynie had roused Sticky, the two of them threw on their Messenger uniforms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hushpuppy reached the shore first and immediately began shaking water off his fur. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And once I fall asleep, all we’ll have is that fire to keep us warm. I can see you shaking from here. Are all Fjerdans this prudish?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Claudius would not leave you be,” Horatio said, shaking his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Come on—shaking your booty isn’t really a talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“She’s never on time to theater class,” I said, shaking my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The Ghost teaches me how to hang from rafters and not be seen, to line up a shot with a crossbow, to steady my shaking hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Two hands were gripping my throat, and they’d been shaking me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I am a bit,” said the boy, shaking his waterproof coat outside before letting her take it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I huddled down with the others I began to shake with cold, a kind of shaking I had not experienced, jumping, racking spasms like the convulsions of fever. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s totally a big deal,” Isaac says, shaking his head. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Thorn spluttered, her whole body shaking from the ice-cold water. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She hates the rumbling of the car, and only my touch stops her from shaking. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the captain and the other naval officers shaking their heads condescendingly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel how her hands are shaking as she's fumbling around. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her shaking voice felt thin and weak in the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she set it roughly back down on the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tears streamed down Mama’s cheeks as she wrung her hands together to stop their shaking. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When suddenly I notice Peeta, he's about five tributes to my right, quite a fair distance, still I can tell he's looking at me and I think he might be shaking his head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I jump, grab the ledge, and pull myself up, my arms shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There stood the Pope in the center of the crowd, shaking his mighty fists. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly her face was full of anger, shaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His hands were clamped into shaking fists at his sides, and his face was twisted with anger. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was over as quickly as it had come: Harry stood shaking in the darkness, clutching the gate into the garden, his heart racing, his scar still tingling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He shuffled out of the room shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Bill Volt hovered in the room, almost shaking with fear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm looking at the cop who’s shaking his head, talking in his radio. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The boy was shaking with fear, but the alchemist helped him out of the tent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabriel read over the newspaper his dad had left sitting there that morning, shaking his head at the long article about the bird and turning immediately to the classified ads. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He frowned, turning his head and shaking out a few more snakes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Matt will end up shaking hands with Dad’s bellybutton if we don’t give him a lift.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just kept looking at the report card and shaking his head. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bri was huddled in the sleeping bag, but even though she had on two coats and several blankets, she was still shaking from cold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s shoulders were shaking, but Lyddie couldn’t see her face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now that it was over, she couldn’t stop shaking. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Cost me eleven bucks,” I said to Katz a little wildly, shaking the map at him and then crumpling it into an approximately flat shape and jabbing it into my pocket. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking, but not so bad I can’t tie a loop in a rope. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His voice cracked and his shoulders started shaking. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He wolfed them hungrily from my shaking fingers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Alexander held up a disturbingly lifelike toy rifle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Now, you know your mother ain't make no breakfast," he said, shaking his head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He would peer at their miniature opaque housings, twist them around in the light, and he was always holding them up to his ear and shaking them, as if trying to rattle loose their secrets. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later when we’re settled into the room Dad is shaking me out of my dreams. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I keep shaking my head, and I add a shrug, but I’d be lying if I told you that his excitement and invitation into one of them isn’t making me cringe. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He would turn on the lights and then pace back and forth for a while without taking off his coat, hands clasped behind his back, shaking his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Graces were particularly rude this morning, shaking their heads and staring at me with looks of disgust. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

What if they can see my whole self shaking the grasses? Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head again, back and forth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she slid the blade across his throat, holding the horn cup beneath it, and drop by drop, his life fell into her hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t be too precious with the details once Fred’s knees started shaking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking as his arms hug me back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

“I’d wring your neck if you were mine, you old torment,” cried Laurie, shaking his fist at the bird, who put his head on one side and gravely croaked, “Allyluyer! bless your buttons, dear!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your own child,” Mama said, shaking her head mournfully, but she did not argue. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

More rumblings broke out, and Newt wrote something on his pad, shaking his head the whole time—which gave Thomas a tinge of hope. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I went back to the car to radio in and say we were okay, and I couldn’t even pick up the radio, I was shaking so badly.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He tries, but his hands are stiff with scabbed skin, and he’s still shaking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking, but it feels like it’s this tree and the sky above that are shaking, that are blurry, unreal, no longer what they were. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His sword broke and fell out of his shaking hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ron got to his feet, shaking his arms to regain feeling in them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He introduced himself to Zeitoun and the three others, shaking each of their hands like a conventioneer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Laertes ground his fists into his forehead, shaking with grief, while Gertrude made an effort to console him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Even in good areas like this, these days there are crimes,” she says to Maxine, shaking her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"None of your business. And this is not the club," Whit shut them down, shaking her head. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But then he realized how foolish that was, and he began shaking with silent laughter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Needles, shaking his head, ran over and picked the dollars up and handed them to Black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He begins to moan, shaking violently, and it occurs to me that perhaps he is merely cold. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back shaking his head, looking uneasy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thumbed on my sympathy lamp and went to Denna, shaking her roughly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Let her try!” said Hermione defiantly; she was shaking with rage. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I looked up at her she was shaking her head. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day and night I begged my mother and father to take the bags away, pointing to them, shaking with terror because no one saw them but me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to clasp my hands in my lap to keep from slapping Jeannine or shaking the life out of her mangy dog. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my hands together to keep them from shaking, and hold my head high. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I looked back at Bodega, who was still shaking his head. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His voice was dry, his hands shaking as they gripped the powerjack. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It's a relief to get to my chair, because between the heels and my legs shaking, I'm afraid I'll trip. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind shaking hands with a white man?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked back into the living room, his hands shaking with excitement. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Pinmei’s eyes opened more from the urgency in Amah’s voice than the shaking of her shoulders. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Ruby,” she began, shaking her head, “it’s too dangerous, for everyone involved.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was shaking, but she slowly, quietly crept into the bushes to hide. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelly was shaking the sand off her towel when we walked up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But shaking my head set off the razor-blade pain, so I held still. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She climbed off her chair and came over to me where I stood, leaning against the clapboard, shaking with tears of anger, grief—who knew what or for whom? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby walked up behind him, rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I’ll never forget her telling me the digits one by one as I wrote them down, trying to keep my hand from shaking. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He’d been hidden in the shadows of the western colonnade when the bells of Black Protocol had begun to ring, the chimes of the Elderclock booming over the island, shaking the air. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so bad that it was hard to fold the letters into their envelopes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shaking hands slide the wire from the hilt, wind it around the arrow just above the feathers, and secure it with a knot picked up in training. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her thin arms were wrapped around her body and she was shaking, gasping for breath. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The woman’s hands were shaking as she spoke. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She digs a shaking hand into her hair. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The wretched rat soldier lay shaking on the churchyard path. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the hammering of his heart and the shaking of his hands, he pulled out his tools and hoped his father would be able to understand that this was what Rashid had to do. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"You don't know," she said, shaking her head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My stomach was on fire; I was shaking with the pain, but I wouldn’t let her take me to a hospital. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You can still see where those brains got hold of me in the Ministry, look,” said Ron, shaking back his sleeves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She dragged Luster out of the corner, shaking him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still shaking, and looked unsteady on his feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He could—but he pops up, shaking the water off his short yellow hair and whooping. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“It was a bad business this time,” he said, shaking his head. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When we reached our side of the street, Blanca drew herself toward me and, shaking, buried her face in my arms. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Loads more than I do,” said Ron, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

On the topmost shelf, above a rail of threadbare clothes, a small cardboard box was shaking and rattling as though there were several frantic mice trapped inside it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a few seconds and then looked down at the sand shaking his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was making more sense now, and more eye contact, but Park still felt like someone had turned the world upside down and was shaking it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking and a cold perspiration dampened his forehead. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop shaking, and my limbs felt like they were caving in on themselves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Camel reaches for the bottle with shaking hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His plea of “Come on, come on,” was an unspoken chant, timed to the shaking of Ruby’s head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Folks on the wharf are shaking their heads in amazement. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro was shaking inside when he walked out of the store into the pale sunlight. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it felt like they were stretching and shaking it out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half darkness. "--so I took one look at him--" said Mr. Wolfshiem, shaking my hand earnestly, "--and what do you think I did?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I walk away, my hands shaking, and sit down next to Caleb on the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway shaking his head; “I drawed ’em both down,” he repeated. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t insert his notepaper into the roller properly, his fingers were shaking so violently now. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Next, his mind told him that he was at home in bed and his mother was singing and shaking the mattress, wanting him to get up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You just go on thinking that,” she says, shaking her head. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t realize that my knee is shaking until Darius puts his hand on it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He found he was shaking all over, but he gathered his breath, and once again he shouted: ‘Master!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then she did give him the tiniest of shakes, but because of her strength the action set his head and arms to shaking loose on the ends of his body. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she laughed wildly and gave a shaking yell, her voice high and desperate. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He fought for breath and continued his long journey on shaking legs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that if my Ups were frozen on something and everybody was shaking too much to pour water on them except for Byron he’d do some real cruel stuff to me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dasch reached out and clasped it, shaking it up and down. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Old Brownie seemed to have regained a bit of his youthful energy, neighing and shaking his mane at the start of each evening’s travel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She disregarded him, shaking the little plastic dome so that the snow swirled over the manger. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘Mother Gaia ..His voice was impossibly deep, shaking the ruins, making the metal scaffold resonate under Piper’s feet. ‘In ancient times, blood mixed with your soil to create life. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the girl stopped shaking, Alys stirred the herb-flavored broth that had been simmering on the fire in an iron pot. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yet I’m shaking as if I really am a drug dealer. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Someone’s hands were shaking my shoulders; I heard someone say my name—Ruby— but I was too far gone to respond. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

On the screen he got up slowly and there was the slight shaking of a fist. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another teen reporter, Jax Jones from Coeur d’Alene High, took her picture shaking hands with Mayor Ellis. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And she knew, right then and there, her knees shaking, her breath coming short, that she could not go through with this business. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man walks in, shaking dirty drops of rain from an umbrella. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Half the crowd is looking down, away, shaking their heads. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Ben stopped my hand, shaking his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She grab his hand and pump it like she be getting water, then she shaking hands with the other folks on the platform. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By the time Reyna stood up, she was shaking with fear and exhaustion, but Blackjack was still alive. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He treated Chloe like she was a visiting princess, bowing and shaking her hand. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wanting to see, I focused my eyes as the eagles had taught me, and there the genie would be—shaking one bead out of the pouch and casting it at us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands, clenched into tight fists, were shaking slightly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so,” said Harry, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I don’t know,” the chaplain groaned, kneading his fingers in his lap and shaking his bowed and anguished head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But her hand is shaking so badly that she can’t even finger the beads on her rosary. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Her voice is shaking, I know she scared, but she say, “God help him, but Leroy don’t know what Minny Jackson about to become.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I felt like a baby girl just learning to walk, only the ground under my feet was shaking and I had no one to hold on to. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see,” I said, shaking out the map and spreading it flat on the table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was like falling up into a storybook, yummy and red and leaf and the branch not shaking a bit. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Mr Lewis smiling at his wine glass and shaking his head wearily. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fledge visited the river too but he only stood in midstream, stooping down for a long drink of water and then shaking his mane and neighing several times. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking, though, and my palms are sweaty when I go to finger the fabrics. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You'd pass and hear those dry cornstalks shaking in the wind as if they were shivering. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, shaking my head, “what do you think I should do?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking when I reach for the kettle, and he steadies it for me, helping me place it on the burner. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seven couldn’t keep herself from shaking her head, even as she saw the other covens around them start to close. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I remember shaking so hard I could barely sit straight. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jared had to smile when my dad made a show of shaking his hand as if he was a movie star and saying, “Thank you, famous man. Thank you.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I looked back and forth between these two busters, shaking my head, making like I was barely listening anymore even though I was. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And someone was leaning over him—shaking him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He is silent, but at least his head has stopped shaking. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But Jacob let go of my hand and yelped, suddenly shaking, falling to the dim forest floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She recalled trucks shaking the webbing, men on scaffolds and cherry pickers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Once they had to lift her out of the plane after landing because she was shaking so badly she couldn’t climb down herself. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Chubs had gone so still, so pale, and no amount of shaking or yelling would bring him back out of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My knees quit shaking and my heart stopped pounding. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him go, then turned to Katz, who was shaking his head. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still more to undo; and Mrs. Coulter was hauling herself up with shaking hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Rosaleen, who sat there shaking her head, mumbling, “Lord have mercy,” just looking so disbelieving and happy, like people on television when they answered the $64,000 Question. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no, it ended up with the judge shaking Mama’s hand and hers too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was like an angry machine, shaking as if he’d just eaten those caffeine pills my mother used to take to stay skinny. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

With impatient, shaking hands I broke the seal in order to devour the good tidings I had waited to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I woke up with August shaking my shoulder, saying it was gonna be a scorcher, get up, we had to water the bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand, the one holding the pencil, was shaking. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was with her and Theresa when Jeanne had another one of her fits—falling down, shaking, eyes rolling back in her head—and when she woke up, she said there was a giant coming. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She forced her hands to her sides, shaking her unease, and strode into the music and gaming room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I call on you false gods of Africa!” shouted Baba Joseph, shaking his staff. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

More men wanting word from home; more men shaking their heads over the prospects of pepper. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Last week, I caught him watching Pretty Little Liars,” Ms. Ramirez says, shaking her head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The pilot climbed out, shaking his head in perplexity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held out the camera, his hands shaking. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Two SS officers with skulls on their caps hammered on Mrs. Pohler’s door, called her a stinking Jew, slapped her face, and removed the linen key from her shaking hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As the monster reeled, shaking its heads and blinking Wonder acid out of its eyes, Percy looked around desperately. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m sweating now and my hands are shaking, but I don’t care about what might happen to me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe you couldn’t beat Will,” Al says, shaking his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My sudden shaking derails my mom’s questioning and sends her into doctor mode. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking, my whole body trembling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beowulf just stood before her, shaking his head no. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

With our legs shaking in fear, we follow the father, ducking when he ducks, keeping low when he keeps low. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Salaam, General Sahib,” I said, shaking his hand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fill with tears and she backs out of the room, shaking her head. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes were stinging, his hands were shaking. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as the women gathered the feathers and stuffed them into the pillowcases just so, gently shaking them so they spread evenly. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The shaking lasted for four minutes with the usual devastating effects to property. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Call it Em standing on that stage with her knees shaking but her voice strong. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was shaking from exertion and I was tired. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Not even Grandma,” and his hands started shaking, like birds trapped under a tablecloth. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Stay-Tite,” she insisted, shaking her head regretfully, as if my tower were a crippled racehorse and she the bearer of the pearl-handled pistol. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Glad to meet you,” I said, wiping my sweaty hand on the side of my pants before shaking hands with Peggy’s father. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

James makes his way to the door, shaking his head. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“They call me Wednesday these days,” he said, shaking the old man’s hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Styx walked himself in a little circle, shaking his head. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just as the traffic light turned green, I told him, “I don’t mind shaking hands with human beings. Are you one?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was laughing anyway, the bumps shaking laughter out of him, like feathers out of an old pillow, until he was limp and there were tears in his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not the only one who’s going to pay for the lemonade,” he says, shaking her off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We crossed over by the lights and stared at the TV images in the window: people chatting, laughing, shaking their heads - a mid-afternoon game show. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was crying so hard he was shaking. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Julie tosses a blue patient folder onto the desk behind the nurses’ station, shaking her head and murmuring to herself, “The roof, Will? Really?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Gregory's hands started shaking, the paper vibrating like dry leaves in the wind. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The preacher was now shaking the branch over another boy’s head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Monkeys are always such a nuisance,” he said, shaking his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Our daddy hadn't arrived yet and she was shaking her leg nervously. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Grandma was standing on her chair, howling like a wolf, and Arnold was smiling and shaking hands with everyone in his vicinity. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just after midnight Ishmael took his leave, shaking hands with Hisao and thanking him for the tea and asking him to thank Fujiko, too. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She clamped her mouth shut, shaking her head in violent protestation. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was shaking my head in comic despair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I found the bag and pulled it out with shaking hands. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Quickly I reach for the heavier set of dice and begin shaking them in my fist. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olly begins dancing lightly on his feet, shaking out his arms and wrists like a boxer preparing for a bout. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ram interrupts my reverie, a shaking hand holding a page taut. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she exclaimed, “the colored dishwasher reads the American Mercury/” She walked away, shaking her head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t think people have figured out how good these things are yet,” Widget says, shaking the bag. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how many times...,” he muttered, shaking his head. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Toby’s hands were shaking so bad he could barely hold the steering wheel as he drove toward the interstate. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I say this, I can hear the resolve in my voice, but inside I’m shaking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head in defeated disapproval as much as to say, If you must, my lips are sealed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Very spicy,” the man said, shaking his head, his eyes traveling across Miranda’s body. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Beau stood beside me, panting and shaking the river from his fur. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

I looked up and Mr. Willis was looking down at me and shaking his head. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put a name to the darkening, the shaking in the air and in the ground and why everything around us was flying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“No, my young friend!” he interrupted, shaking his great head very slowly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now, she’s past Leschi and then Seward Park, and it’s a little creepy out that way, with the lake a deep indigo and the big evergreens shaking their boughs overhead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Poor Iros felt a new fit of shaking take his knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scan the scene: shaking hands, nervous smiles, grim faces, a group kneeling in prayer a few feet away, their hands cupped in front of them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Aye, of inestimable value,” the old man cackled, shaking his head until his threadlike hair quavered. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He answered the second one and looked at the first one a long time before shaking his head and putting the phone down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But during breakfast, Papa’s hands kept shaking, so much that he spilled his tea; I watched the liquid creep across the glass table. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look through the crack from my bedroom door and see Mrs. Olsen and Mother shaking hands. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And I was covering the ground so fast that my feet were hardly touching, and Ralph Houk was shaking his head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, she started shaking her head back and forth, back and forth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama ignored me, focusing on Stick as she pointed down the hall with a shaking hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She felt the thin bones shaking in her arms. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I'm down beside her, shaking her, trying to turn her over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth raised one shaking finger to her mouth and said, “Shh.” s s “Precisely.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard picked the book up by the spine and tapped it on the table as if he were shaking sand from a shoe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

On either side of Magdalys, Mapper and Two Step were shaking their heads in horror. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She laughed, her whole body shaking with mirth while Kaede and Con watched her, horrified. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It feels like it is shaking something inside of me, something that aches. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But there’s no way to keep my voice from shaking. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Conor responded almost automatically, putting out his own hand and shaking Harry’s before he even thought about what he was doing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Molly looks over at Terry, who is shaking her head with grim resignation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Summer sat back on his haunches and howled, while Shaggy dog wearied the net, shaking it in his teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to keep you healthier for longer,” she says, shaking her head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She turned to the crowd, shaking her head perhaps a little bit sadly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I can almost hear Libby shaking her head in disbelief. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, don’t, do-on’t,” she protested in a voice made grotesquely tremulous by his shaking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking slightly, but I hope no one can tell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I stopped and stood shaking, while soldiers crowded around the hut. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But it matters not,” the king continued, shaking his head as if to clear it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

To the right of me the other two girls raise their arms a little higher, hands shaking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Even as a chatlink projection, my avatar could still mime shaking his outstretched hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I see my parents shaking hands with the mayor in the vestibule. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I shrank into Elnora’s arms, shaking from the awful news, unable even to speak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he says, nodding and shaking his head all at once so it bobs in a circle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was shaking under my hands, his eyes blinking, but I held on to him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She hands me a clipboard, and my hand is shaking as I take it from her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I do not want to hurt you, he said by shaking his head left to right. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I flubbed a couple of lines,” said Via, shaking her head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t realize I’m shaking my head until she scoffs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She’s shaking my shoulders, just like in my dream, except instead of John Williams’s score playing, there’s sirens in the background, again, and the tick of a coffee machine. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He noticed that it was looking at the horizon and shaking. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sniffing, groaning, shaking his head, Gwystyl with great reluctance heaved the doorway open to its full width. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was wet and his hands were shaking. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lets go of the straps of her backpack, and I can see her hands are shaking a little. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands because they were shaking, but I couldn’t feel them, like they’d gone numb, or I was numb. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My hands start shaking so hard that I press them against Metias’s clothes in an attempt to steady them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, his knees had become weak, and his ears were burning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood by the hole in the earth, close enough to hear the pond water lapping against the edge and to see ducks shaking off their feathers. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had a great big pile of dead dinosaurs off to the side and had to keep shaking more and more reinforcements out of the pillowcase. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking itself out, until I looked up and saw the cumulus cloud I’d noticed earlier. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am amazed at what I have written here, my hand shaking more and more. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clasp my hands together to stop them shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed to be curling round the house and shaking it; and far off he heard a horn blowing wildly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My stomach a hard ball, my pulse skyrocketing again, I left his office without shaking his outstretched hand. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could,” she said, shaking her head sadly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’s holding a pen and scrap of paper and shaking it under my nose. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. She’s just a baby . . .” Trotter was still shaking her head at Rhine as he brought her back around the counter, W.E. clutching at her shabby coat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking, the letters were hardly legible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was always looking her up and down and shaking her head when she thought Eleanor wasn't looking. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It was a lonely, lonely sound, but so clear, so beautiful that I tightened my arms against my sides to keep from shaking, perhaps shattering. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie spoke next, shaking while she read quickly as if in great discomfort, seemingly more nervous than grieving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I carefully unwrapped the cloth from around the notebook, relieved to discover that it was not too wet, and held it out to the director with shaking hands. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand was shaking slightly in his, and Rishi covered it with his other hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird’s flight. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the SS man comes down the ladder again, fast, brushing off his jacket and shaking his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I must have drifted off, because I didn’t hear my mom calling my name until she was standing over my bed, shaking me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He unhooks a heavy ring of keys from his belt loop, shaking his head. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Jimmy Stewart, walking down and shaking hands too, with those huge hands he has. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was shaking a small burlap purse clutched in her fist as hard as she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His father straightened up and wiped the knife blade on his palm before shaking hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” Bloom said, shaking his head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good,” he says, once my muscles are shaking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ebgard’s voice was calmer; I noticed my hands had stopped shaking. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I try to climb in, but I have trouble; my hands are shaking too badly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stopped talking as he stopped climbing the stairs, and he turned back to Anya, still shaking with anger. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He could tell Calypso was trying not to laugh, but she was shaking with the effort. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The receptionist’s reaction was as expected—raised eyebrows, shaking of the head, and pursed lips. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking with anger, but I knew I had to calm myself down if I wanted to make it into Conakry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Katrina was leaning against the obelisk, dressed now, her hands shaking slightly as she smoked a cigarette. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She turned the bright pink-and-blue bird over in her hand, and it came to life suddenly, shaking its feathers and chirping a beautiful song. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Legs shaking from my effort, I stood on the balcony and gathered my breath. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to tell her the real reason I was shaking. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Stifling a shriek, I knelt down, my whole body shaking. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I still have Viola’s bag around my shoulders and I reach for her binocs, holding ’em up to my eyes but shaking so much it’s hard to get a clear image. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I told him I was, my voice shaking. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Joaquin made it all of two minutes in there before walking out, the sweat beading at his hairline, his hands shaking. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She hardly got the tray to the table in one piece, she was shaking so hard. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The door wasn’t even done shaking from being slammed so hard when it jumped open again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A stocky woman with kinky gray hair was dancing alone on the linoleum, shaking her pendulous breasts, which were slung in a white bowling blouse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught Justin out of the side of my eye, shaking his head with amazement at the nonsense that was coming out of my mouth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Her hands are shaking as she refastens her purse, and when it’s closed, she faces me and says, “No, excuse me for raising such a self-absorbed daughter.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He unzips my jacket a few inches, and I press my hands to my legs to stop them from shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Thomas couldn’t help shaking his head—here they were, about to embark on probably the most dangerous task of their lives, and Chuck was curious where he’d gotten his nickname. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A car screeches into the parking garage, shaking me out of my reverie. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking out the onesies they got from the school and checking their sizes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Why are you shaking, Ben?” he heard Mary Anne ask strangely. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My altercation with Russ left me shaking—the idea that I could make it this far only to be turned away by a teenager with a pierced lip was horrifying. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They'd scramble through the underbrush into the cave, shaking and out of breath, clapping their hands over each other's mouths to muffle their laughter. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand is still shaking so much I can hardly hold my pen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Although I'm shaking in the biting wind, I rip off my jacket, remove my shirt, and zip back into the jacket as swiftly as possible. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Verin raised his sword, shaking his blond curls out of his eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The little bunny continued to rifle through her notes, but she kept shaking her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Wrestrum said, shaking his head violently as the editor said, "But we want you. You've —" "And you know," I interrupted, "our work is considered very controversial, certainly by some." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy King, who was one of the hardest workers of all of us, was shaking his head. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss climbed back on his own bike, shaking his head, and Javier pranced about before getting on his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“There had been some kind of accident with his horses late that night,” she said as she lighted it, inhaling deep and shaking her head slowly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” Gogol says, shaking his head, laughing, at once insulted and oddly aroused. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Guard pounds on my bars, shaking me out of my nap. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’d hung my key up after all, I thought, shaking my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My legs were shaking, but only on the inside. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Martin lived with his mother, Bridget; his brother, Stephen; and his sister, Teresa, who was now shaking him awake. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And then, in a blink, the shaking stopped. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Within it lay Mary Poppins’s compass, with the disc frantically swinging round the arrow as it trembled in Michael’s shaking hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She was shaking with fury and disappointment, so I guess she was moving again, but not in the way I wanted her to. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She started shaking her head as soon as I entered, anticipating my broken-record request. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Notebooks, papers, and pencils had spilled everywhere, and Martina was raising herself slowly to her hands and knees, spluttering and shaking her head as she tried to get her bearings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the shaking and urging, it took Kate a minute to get Constance fully awake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to it and picked it up with shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Looking at me, she started shaking her head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank, smiling and shaking his head, stretched out his hand from the fishing boat.“That was something,” Frank said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then we hold the bag high, tilt it, and begin shaking it until we feel the fertilizer starting to pour out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

My hands won’t stop shaking, so I hide them in my lap. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Molly has an ugly laugh, all snorting and shaking shoulders, and Drew’s is silent, so it almost looks like he’s in pain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stand, holding my arms, walking in circles, shaking my head. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I tuck my shaking hands behind my back, unable to speak. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Charmion was reaching with a shaking hand to adjust Cleopatra’s crown. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

MacDuff followed him inside, wagging his tail, shaking snow off his fur. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He drops his head and tries to cover it with the hand that’s not holding the phone but I can see his head shaking along with his hand and the phone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the clouds and the swirls and the shimmers and the lights and the ache and the buzz and the shaking and the coughing, I’m thinking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Meggie couldn’t keep her voice from shaking with anger and more than a touch of fear. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As we waited for the traffic to pass so we could pull away from the curb, I saw Baeh inside his tiny store shaking his head as he quickly hung handbags. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So much like America,” Ma said, shaking her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She was trying to keep her voice level, but she was shaking so hard. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He finished by shaking salt directly into his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Was it Matt’s imagination, or was Celia’s hand shaking as she handed him the plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, quick vision-clearing shakings and established himself in the world once more. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa stared at Jaja, then at me, shaking his head slowly as if we had somehow changed color. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hands start shaking so I sit on them. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to Bill, who sweats, his shotgun shaking visibly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She clutched her leather tote bag to her side like a shield, and it was only when she released it that I noticed her hands were shaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For days he quoted me, shaking his head sadly and concluding, “A daughter is a needle in the heart.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started shaking so badly I couldn’t bear to look. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking from the exertion and his breath was shallow, but there was a look of recognition in his eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I brace myself against the wall, shaking my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled me down, and as I hit the ground, I felt my brain shaking in my skull again and my deafness disappeared. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the guys were looking around, their weapons moving, shaking almost as if they were alive, looking for an enemy to fire upon. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step farther into the room, shaking the pages. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Squinting down, struggling hopelessly at the ropes binding him, he saw the shining silver dagger shaking in Wormtail’s remaining hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The stallion was screaming and pawing the ground, shaking his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So this Flop came along and began to yell, shaking his club, “Armbands! Armbands!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I could almost see her shaking her head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she kept crying softly, shaking her head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They put all their energies into their cries, their bodies shaking with the effort. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could hardly keep my voice from shaking all over the place. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The other men from the platform had gone elsewhere, but the old shaking man was still with them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But on the fourth night he was restless, shaking his head and pawing his ears, his voice distressed at her back. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his shaking hand, raised Draco’s wand beneath the Cloak, and murmured, “Lumos.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Fingers shaking from exhaustion and excitement, Artemis clicked Print. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“He won’t come, Sir. He feels badly because you didn’t believe him when he said he couldn’t tell. I think the shaking hurt his feelings very much.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking and that buzzing panic is in my head, like someone is punching me nonstop, because I have no idea how I’m gonna go, just that I am. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He moved to kneel beside her, shaking her gently by her shoulders. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“How de body,” I continued, shaking hands with the stranger. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I try to calm Mama, but my own hands are shaking so bad I can’t button up my dress. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she keeps shaking her head saying: ‘It does matter. I shouldn’t have said what I did.’ Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blasts of fire leaped up from below shaking the stones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Micah is a goof, shaking his fist at everyone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He was shaking; his entire body was shaking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The storm door clanked fiercely like murderers were at the door, tugging and shaking to break in. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

With first light, Edwin again woke him by shaking his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She put a shaking hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of a dragon — a Welsh Green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We don’t,” said Ben quietly, shaking his head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ex-mayor Carter Harrison, again running for a fifth term, strode about shaking hands, his black slouch hat raising cheers from supporters in the crowd. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Officer Hull reached into it, pulled out another textbook, and ripped open both the covers, shaking the book in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But the last image I can conjure up is Peeta shaking his head as the gong rang out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They simply follow her, shaking their heads and flinging their legs forward like Saddlebreds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“They followed me into the park next to the mall. I was...my hands kept shaking. I couldn’t stop them.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He could not believe that a dignified body of sober-minded legislators were allowing these “shaking Quakers” with their throbbing consciences to control the national agenda. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Jamie,” Bridge said, shaking a cereal box to see how much was left. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He fell to the ground, pulled Chucks shaking body into his arms. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

And then Helena is shaking me, telling me that the cathedral bells have rung. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Instantly she felt relieved, her legs moved, her hands stopped shaking, and she remembered that when Kapugen was a boy, he had told her, he made snares of rawhide and caught little birds. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, I’m at the mirror, shaking my head a little to wake up my hair, then a lot to make it wild. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me you’re kidding,” he muttered, but it came out too loud and his shaking voice was sent out into the church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maddie put careful arms around the bruised shoulders, because her friend was shaking all over now. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Just goes to show,” he said, shaking Henry’s shoulder with a kind of rough affection. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking when she took the girl from me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He had one arm around Cara Clifton, who was crying uncontrollably; he was shaking hands with Coach Warner with his other arm. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I was half prepared, in my dark, demented state, to see God, bearded and gray as geometry, scowling down at me, shaking his bloodless finger. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came my time to draw, my hand was shaking so hard I could hardly get it in the box. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black started shaking his head no, obviously trying to talk my father out of it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She spun on her heel after shaking her finger in his face and stomped out of the Dugout. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad looked like they were watching a tennis match through the windshield because they just kept shaking their heads. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Arturo walked out, holding a plastic bag in one hand and shaking his head. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Really cold, my teeth chattering in my head, my whole body shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, little boy,” he said, amiably shaking Milo by the hand. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aimee is crying now, and her voice is shaking like that time we got caught in the rain without jackets. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile he managed to light a cigarette; the shaking had begun to depart. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I ask the passengers: Are you shaking your heads with disappointment? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head back and forth. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan put his hand to the man’s face, touching it with shaking fingers. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Bobbette just kept shaking her head and saying, “How come nobody told her family part of her was still alive?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he could notice that my hand was shaking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The fat man, as if thrown back on the defensive by the impact of his brother’s fury, retreated before him, bolding the sword in front with shaking hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking like a leaf when they pulled her to her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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 didn’t like to talk to us much, and the way he went round sighing and shaking his head disgustedly implied we weren’t doing nearly enough to keep the place up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a photo of Dad shaking hands with Craig Salt when Dad got made regional sales director for Greenland. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My legs were shaking as I stood up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the head of the stairs, shaking his head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Amazing that nobody around here knows about all this,” Mr. Rowan said, shaking his head. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking a bit, she picked up her glass and took a sip of chilled water. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He and Henry and their collective hoard of security have taken over the floor, flustering nurses and shaking hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Screaming her head off, shaking her fists in the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put on my bathing suit, tried to hide the shaking as I did. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s some kind of miracle,” Emma said, shaking her head in disbelief. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking from the pain, delirious with it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to whistle for Frightful, but couldn’t purse my shaking lips tight enough to get out anything but pfffff. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he had to do was rush in, grab it by the head and give it a good shaking. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The redheaded fairy approached the jar, shaking a scolding finger at Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I not aware!” said Jane, shaking her head; “dear Mrs. Elton, who can have thought of it as I have done?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Stella’s legs are shaking anxiously as she looks between Dr. Hamid and the camera. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The old man slammed a fist down on the counter, shaking all the toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

We alternately moved our right and then our left feet to the front and back, and simultaneously did the same with our arms, shaking our upper bodies and heads. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He raised the sword high, his arms shaking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now he's got hold of my hand at the wrist, and he's shaking it up and down under the light. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley kept shaking hands with people who were obviously very important wizards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Alex and June introduced their mother before her acceptance speech, and June’s hands were shaking but his were steady. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, shaking his head in mock puzzlement. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I was inside the house, I couldn’t see anymore, the tears, the horrible shaking, the fear all coming out. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When we got there, Tim was going around, shaking hands, chatting with everybody. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You sold Lily and James to Voldemort,” said Black, who was shaking too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I may have been shaking my head, but I can’t swear to it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms to hide the shaking. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so badly that I had to cross my arms and grip my elbows to get them to stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk to the lieutenant about Shakespeare, but he was busy going about the gathering, shaking everyone’s hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You must be so proud of your girl!” he said, shaking their hands with both his hands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have a brain tumor!” my mother says, shaking me awake. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A plump woman outside an Apothecary was shaking her head as they passed, saying, “Dragon liver, sixteen Sickles an ounce, they’re mad....” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The fallen torch was on the floor, guttering, making every shadow leap and twist in a monstrous mockery of the dead man’s shaking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter was shaking her head and smiling a sad wise smile. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel hunched forward, his head between his knees and his shoulders shaking, and I put my arm around him as the Eagle came in. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to slow my breathing down from the run over and I clenched my hands into fists to stop the shaking. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Long day,” the man replied, shaking his head. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Everyone returned to the wreck and stood around it awkwardly, shaking, either from the cold or from shock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On and on she coughed, her feeble body shaking as I tried to hold on to her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what with shaking and shivering and about to cry and vomit and all, I just wanted to get home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The police don’t know yet,” he said, shaking his head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A second later it was morning, and someone was shaking him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Min stood before the display of his wares, shaking his head and clucking with discontent. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Well, we’re all staring at it, trying to figure out where it come from, what it could be, when Jeanne starts shaking like dice in a cup. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I want those laws back,” I say, my voice shaking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean to fall asleep, but after a while, I do, and I wake up to Christina shaking my shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My hands, I noticed, were shaking a little. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His entire body was shaking as she took in the cuts, the blood, all of it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You know that right now I’m shaking in my boots that I’m here,” my mom says, “and that Lenny will see the gas mileage when he gets back and know I took his car.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I put my hand in my jacket pocket to stop it from shaking itself out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ernie started chuckling and shaking his head, but he threw a hand over his mouth first so that Genie couldn’t see his teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they finally came back, they were both shaking their heads. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Citra took the ring, her hands shaking so much she almost dropped it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the part,” Four says, his voice shaking, “where you figure out my name.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She holds up her hands, shaking her head and giggling as she steps away from me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands are shaking, his breaths coming shallow, and Alex knows the signs, the low hum of an impending panic attack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him, shaking her head in some exasperation, and then, at last, he took her hand and squeezed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the floor, a human again—somehow back in my regular clothes, thank the gods—with six other guys who all looked disoriented, blinking and shaking wood shavings out of their hair. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Melissa, not at all,” Charlotte’s mom said, shaking her head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of her, shaking all over, hands at my sides, martyrlike, fully aware of the dramatic moment that might backfire but willing to take the chance. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The chorus of wild voices grew louder and louder, shaking the robot’s body, rattling the ship, booming across the island and up into the clouds, and then their voices gradually died down to silence. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Edd walked away shaking his head, his sodden black cloak shedding rain behind him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could picture shaking Jamie’s hand, walking with him to the edge of the ocean. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sunny holds up the skirt first, and then the shirt, shaking her head. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Jordan pressed the sweatshirt to her face and held it there for a long time, her body shaking into it, shaking like her coat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then a few hours later he’d return home to Roz, shaking his tail feathers and honking about his latest airborne adventures. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He shuts the door, shaking his head with a smile, and walks slowly into the kitchen where he finds his parents, aunt, and uncle all raising champagne glasses into the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I smooth down my white uniform instead of shaking her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” she said, shaking her head, “I don’t know what’s happening...I know it so well, but I can’t seem to see what it means...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“FYI, it’s hard to unbutton buttons when your hands are shaking,” I say, and even though it’s not a joke, we both laugh. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She is shaking, and though she steadies when Marco holds her tighter, she continues to tremble in his arms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was shaking like when a breeze blows through the sacristy and the votive candles flicker. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dæmon was shaking her head wildly, trying to dislodge her, and smashing her against the wall and the ground again and again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She kept shaking/it, as though she could rid it of the noise, or at least the pain, but both only seemed to grow more intense. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It felt as if the cay were shaking. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But inside, every part of my guts was shaking. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Except it’s shaking the house. And it isn’t make-believe.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

His smile started to fade, and he began slowly shaking his head. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All the while Ernie was shaking his head, no, no, no. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘Ah, Mr. Lorne,’ said Adams, shaking hands, ‘without you printers the cause of liberty would be lost forever.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head, but wildly, almost as if he thought he could keep out the sound of my voice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It's a tragedy, that's what it is," he said, shaking his head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He understood at once, recoiling in pain from the realization and shaking his head with a protesting and imploring grimace, that Nately was dead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Briony was shaking her head and starting to speak, but Robbie ignored her and spoke over her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After a second he moved on, shaking his head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He looked away first, turning to watch Taryn, on her knees, shaking Mom while she sobbed, as though she was trying to wake her up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not talk about it,” said the other, shaking his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m shaking now, like I did when I told Zoey, and I know Webb can feel it because he’s gripping my shoulder and squeezing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But his hands, usually so skillful, were shaking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Single words were preferred, and if you could get away with just nodding or shaking your head, even better. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it like that. It’s messed up that it happened to you, and that your mom—” He pauses, shaking his head again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You know right well,” he whispered, shaking with fury, “you know right well why I keep after you—why I keep after you like I do.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I breathe in and out slowly and tuck my shaking hands under my legs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As Ernie shook the bag open, Genie grabbed his wrist, shaking his head no. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Young girls strutted their stuff, shaking it like Jell-O, proud to be voluptuous and not some bony Ford models. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If you speak to people, you just attract their attention,” he said, with a shaking voice. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla, too, until she notes that her aunt's hands are shaking as she fits the lid on the empty Russell Stover box. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“What would be the point, Con?” his father said, shaking his head. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Unbidden, a waiter came and filled his glass up with Victory Gin, shaking into it a few drops from another bottle with a quill through the cork. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As I listen, shaking my head at the strangeness of the priestly conversation, another priest comes running up, younger than the others, pulling his outer robe on as he comes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a heavy shaking of talcum powder in the brain hearing all those mothers complimenting each other’s daughters and lisping back in good Castilian to the Sisters of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was shaking, but she didn’t care. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Totally. It’s even necessary to break the mold. We need more people shaking things up. This is where I got my start, at SFSU. They’re pretty great about letting diverse voices be heard.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Junior pulled a knife from his vest pocket, his hands shaking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. behaved herself, although I caught her shaking her head woefully when the pastor called Big Ma Mrs. Elijah Lucas and not Ophelia Lucas. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The dark was Furlough wearing a black hood and shaking his head no. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘There’s some mistake somewhere,’ said Butterbur, shaking his head. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The call of the big city,” says the old miner, shaking his head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking fingers, I pressed the last drop of liquid from the root and poured it back into the wine. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“How do you do?” said I, shaking hands with him as we turned down the street together. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He felt very cold, he was shaking uncontrollably, his teeth were chattering, the tears were rolling down his cheeks. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Partly the shaking is because I’m so hungry. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My legs were shaking for fear that my mom, or worse, my dad, would catch me, so as soon as Sra. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They hugged us until we stopped shaking, and Bronwyn tucked the headmistress under her shirt for warmth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Which person,” she said, her voice shaking, “which abysmally foolish person wrote down this week’s passwords and left them lying around?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And best of all, they stopped suffocating us with their exaggerated empathy, their slow head shaking, their tsk- tsks, their “Oh gung bichara.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up slowly, shaking, and looked down at the wet floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Behind the bramble, half-hidden by a swirl of mist, a gray-brown shape, a rat, shaking dirt from his ears. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was rocking backward and forward, shaking his ugly head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We ran inside, shaking the ice crystals off our clothes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My father followed the actors, shaking his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There was one of Lenin shaking hands with a very well- dressed, very pink man. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking so hard that my teeth were chattering. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he awoke a final time to Number Two’s gentle shaking of his shoulder, Mr. Benedict saw that the day had grown noticeably darker. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Today, however, we remember him for his landmark study of the affliction then called the "shaking palsy," but known ever since as Parkinson’s disease. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Matt lifted a shaking hand and covered his eyes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listen to the held breath, the almost inaudible gasps, the shaking going on behind my back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where did he go?” said Mo. Nick was swearing and shaking his hand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He could hear his heart beating and he was breathing fast; something was shaking in his belly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My legs were barely shaking as I went inside. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m just not hungry,” he answered, shaking his head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You say that all the time,” I say, shaking my head. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I jerked awake to her shaking me and screaming. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Likewise, Frankie,” he said, gripping my hand and shaking it several times. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s the way with this boy!” exclaimed my sister, pointing me out with her needle and thread, and shaking her head at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And I could feel the hand that was holding the knife shaking even though I wasn’t shaking it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’d recovered from his faint but was still on the floor, crouched and shaking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mother is shaking me by the shoulder. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Some supported themselves with tall carved staffs as they struggled along on ancient, shaking legs, while others walked as proud as any horselord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Luke started shaking his head no, and couldn't stop. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stared off in the distance, shaking his head again. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stuffed my spare clothes back in, shaking each piece first in case of snakes or centipedes, and slung the bag over my shoulder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell didn’t say anything back, but when I snuck a peek out of the corner of my eye I saw he was shaking his head, like he couldn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The classroom broke out into a chorus of groans and shouts, and Mrs. Torrance, who was shaking her head, discontent on her face, asked everyone to quiet down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They whinnied unhappily, shaking the river muck from their manes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The corset gone and the shaking old woman hanging all over herself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He pulled it out of his back pocket, read it one more time, his hand shaking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After four seconds, the shaking died down and the ship returned to weightlessness. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was flying—long grooves of slush that ribbed the pavement sprayed up onto the car—and the whole time I was shaking in the backseat like there was an earthquake under my skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was looking up at the staircase, shaking her head slowly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

After the service, and shaking hands with Reverend Tweed, and eating a fine dinner with the congregation, the women broke into two groups. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Malcolm took up the paddle with shaking hands and moved the canoe swiftly towards the left-hand bank, where a smooth lawn came down to a little landing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It involves jumping with your legs sticking out sideways and shaking your shoulders with your arms and hands up. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“My name is Bah. I am happy to be going on this journey with you,” he said, shaking my hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I saw her hands were shaking more than usual, and that made me angry at Baba, his causing an old woman to shake like that. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin pulled it out of his pocket and tried to ignore his shaking hands. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Jutta laces her hands behind her head to keep them from shaking. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking from the cold still and it’s all I can do to stand but I breathe and cough and shake and look at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After picking for two long hours, Roberto helped Mama make more room in her sack by lifting it upright and shaking it several times up and down, compacting the cotton to the bottom. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he did that, his shaking stopped and his face became bright and young. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Strange, but shaking her hand feels much more awkward than keeping her warm in my bed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I stood on the other side of his desk, shaking with fury. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I sat there shaking my head, trying to think. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking so hard, the coffee threatened to fall to the ground. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Liam stayed on the ground, his face flushed red, but his entire body shaking with laughter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The men were all smiling and shaking hands with each other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Four hands clamped around Henry’s neck, shaking Henry’s head like a rag doll, twisting it this way and that. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

A building in the compound exploded, shaking our barrack, and I covered my head with my hands, just like all the prisoners around me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What kind of fisherman are you? Poor Joseph McHill is probably shaking his head up there in heaven, having left you his boat when God took him.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I released the links and pushed my shaking hand through my hair to give it somewhere to hide. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One girl, an eighth grader who played the piano, was shaking so hard she had to start four times. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stood there shaking in my wet sneakers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She danced around the one-room house, shaking and shaking that snake, until the hay of the beds was scattered and the stone circle of the fire was ruined and the adder’s back was broken. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Also the strange habit of shaking their bills sideways, which was usual before flight, began to grow upon them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking so hard that I instinctively curled around him in the mud, forming a barrier like he was a fire about to go out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stands among the other initiates, shaking hands with a faction transfer, a boy who was Candor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His madness foiled his reason, and a puzzled look spread over his face as, shaking his head with a decision which I had but seldom seen in him, he said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I can hardly keep my eyes open. Keep shaking me.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But now I began to tremble with real fear, shaking all over as I went to find Osh and Miss Maggie. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dieter would accuse me of shaking the bunk bed when I turned over; he joked that if I didn’t stop, he’d bring in one of his guns and shoot me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Leon regarded them pityingly, shaking his head, a sad and dismal smile on his lips. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was cold and I didn’t have a coat, but I wasn’t shaking just because of that. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the way her hands was gripping tight on the covers and shaking give ’way that she was only pretending to sleep. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

When the sounds of wheel and scream had faded, Encanis hung panting and shaking from his chains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could see the Frenchman with his shaking, bleeding head. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nick walked away without shaking anybody’s hand and the rest of us followed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking inside: half fear, half fury. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nettle reared up and wrestled the robot, twisting and shaking him with all of her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was the very first time I’d ever sung a solo in public, and my leg was shaking at first, but once I powered through it like Imam Malik taught me to, I felt electric. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It vibrates through me, shaking my ribs and breaking me apart, shattering me to dust. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Gulping for air, his leg muscles shaking with fatigue, he’d finally stumble and fall to the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

On knees still shaking from the cow episode, I knelt by the trunk and ran my finger over the leather straps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was shaking and saliva dripped out of his mouth as the smell of smoked meat, dried fish, and various stews wafted out from the cooking huts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He found that his arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably, as if he were having some sort of fit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The day before Christmas, too,” the first woman went on, shaking her head. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the engine bumped against the two cars, shaking them and making it hard to stand, Hannah managed to twist just enough to speak directly to the rabbi. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself shaking my head slowly and whispering, "No, no, no." It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking so bad I can barely hang on to the oar. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“My goodness,” said the Uncle, his hands shaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds and I clutch the pole to keep my hands from shaking, from giving me away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking, I opened a few more envelopes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“She’s shaking so bad—I can hardly hold on to her.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t cried a tall until then, and she really didn’t want to, but when they both stopped crying, the tension was gone and the shaking, and she felt much better. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking so hard I can hardly press the unlock button. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Are you crazy?” she scolded virtuously, shaking an indignant finger in front of his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Or you have a third nipple,” Brittani said, shaking her head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“So that’s why you’re putting it on,” said Harry, accidentally beheading a dead caterpillar because his hand was shaking in anger. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I'm shaking my head in protest, but she cuts me off. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This gave him control over the volume and pitch, and produced a deep, solid bang capable of shaking the door, the frame, and the wall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt dialed; his fingers were shaking as he pressed the keys. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His paws were shaking and his muscles were jumping and the place where his tail should be was throbbing. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then, in a jarring, disorienting lurch, Taisin felt Mona’s hand on her, shaking her, calling her name, and she awoke on the floor of the cottage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He took Jason’s hand and drew him into the house, still shaking it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace’s hands were shaking as she took it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She clutched the edge, thinking she was being sick, her shoulders shaking. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I start shaking, and it’s not because of the cold. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I can feel him shaking his head above mine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I had learned a lot, and maybe I had a better grip on my abilities, but staring at him, my fists clenched and shaking, I couldn’t justify it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I took the ball from him and dribbled it a couple times, hoping it would hide my shaking. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He straightened his disheveled clothing with fingers that were numb and shaking and walked the rest of the way to the clearing with rigid self-control. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Soheil puts his hands up, shaking his friends off him and retreating a few steps. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I know. Dr. Nawaz said that was to be expected—” He was shaking his head. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My face burned with humiliation, and I imagined the old women in my hometown shul, clucking their tongues and shaking their heads. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"And did you see Brother Jack's face," a man shouted, shaking his head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It takes a long time to accept yourself for who you are. To see the poetry in your walk,” she says, shaking her hips like she’s doing some African dance. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mapper stood on the roof, surrounded by flapping wings, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Someone’s shaking my shoulders so hard that I can almost feel my brain sloshing around. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was trotting, shaking his shaggy hindquarters, and suddenly his story about a muscular disorder in his legs made sense to me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My legs were intact but shaking; they wouldn’t take my weight. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Jackie tried not to make a public show of her grief, trying to eat, not eating, shaking, trying not to shake, and thinking: How am I going to do this alone? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before I know what’s happening, our fathers are shaking hands and talking politics. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I can shoot you,” Mr. Whitby repeated, shaking his head in evident disgust. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Heidi walks up to the casting assistant and exchanges some words, her head shaking a lot and hands planted firmly on her hips. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Moss knew what his phone would say, but he still pulled it out of his pocket, his hand shaking. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was numb, I was half-deaf, I was sick, shaking, stinging, and smudged with dirt and oil. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender was so mad she was shaking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn demands, shaking my shoulder so that I have to turn to her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like this,” Reg said, and Moss noticed that his right arm was shaking. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I extended my hand to Mohamed, but instead of shaking it, he leapt up and hugged me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was wakened by a man shaking him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen I was shaking so hard that at first I could not continue the cooking; I could not think clearly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After shaking hands, Spassky humorously tested Fischer’s biceps, as though they were two boxers “weighing in.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wash carried Cari’s body around the back of the building, shaking with the closeness of the call. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds of feet stomping, hands clapping, tambourines shaking, and the sobbing of both men and women filled the room. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Milkman could see him shaking his head as he drove off. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward in his chair and took a deep breath, then looked at Newt, shaking his head in surrender. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As Minli watched the beggar’s hands outstretched and shaking with hunger, she felt a sharp pang inside her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the sass coming out of my mouth, my legs were shaking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They advanced around the corner again, shaking the Clankers, and the noise echoed off the rocky walls, grossly magnified, so that the inside of Harry’s skull seemed to vibrate with the din. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, they handed over the tickets. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I close my hands into fists, I can stop them from shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Liam was shaking his head, even as Chubs said, “She has a point.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We have to get out of here. We can’t ruin her special day!” she said, shaking me out of my stupor. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Asta was impatient to go and see to Pan, so they moved up to sit on the grass beside Lyra, exhausted, shaking, and looked around. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Arnold pulled extra chairs out from the kitchen and practically fell over himself shaking Alien’s and Kenny’s hands, introducing himself and pouring three more glasses of tea. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thor noticed that the ground was shaking, as were the walls. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She could feel that her head was shaking and her eyes had tears in them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh man . ..I said, shaking my head. Boba Fett has a blaster. “At least, we don’t have to come like a character in a book anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I clutched my pack, shaking my head in disbelief. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He lowered his eyebrows and turned back to his carving, shaking his head slightly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then they started to dash at the cage, shaking the thin wooden bars with their great weight. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Through the canopy of shaking orange light and through the smell of burning pitch black horses, whitened with lather and dragging a heavy ruby coach, slowly crawled to the safety of the gates. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could see their knees shaking from the stands. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu stared at Master, shaking his head, wondering if Master was referring to the chicken pieces in some roundabout way. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She nodded again, and Ube looked at her for a moment, then smiled, shaking his head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was just shaking his head slowly, awestruck. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She started shaking her head, but Toby wasn’t having it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What happened was stupid of both of us,” Olanna said and noticed that his hands were shaking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My dad walks to the window and looks out, shaking his head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking again, and Grace just held his fingers even more tightly between hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I see him in my mind’s eye, huddled in a dark prison cell, his face hollow, his body shaking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first I was terrified, shaking with the cold and the panicky flight of my heart, which seemed to be drowning as the poison rose up in my chest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I was shaking Grandma off because she wanted to say hello to him. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

There were tears in them and his lips were shaking, but he could not speak. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But the form, my lord ...” Luke’s voice started shaking. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you do,” he says, shaking his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A sudden wind sweeps in from the desert, shaking the trellis and threatening to rip me from my perch. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She struck a match but her fingers were shaking so much that the flame kept missing the end of the cigar. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s the shock—or the fear, my pounding heart slowing by the second, my hands shaking with relief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In a shaking, damaged aircraft, Zoya made her escape and found the Soviet troops only three minutes away. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

As I listened to her retreat, I allowed my hand to slide to the floor, my body shaking with ragged breaths. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A week after Robin asked to take me to the doctor, I again awoke to her shaking me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hugo had helped Isabelle hobble out of the bedroom, and now they sat shaking at the kitchen table. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“They put out cigarettes on his back,” Papa said, shaking his head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The others kept shaking me by both hands, and Dr. Van Helsing said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was no prize now, all bones and skin and shaking hands, but I wasn’t so far gone that I couldn’t work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nancy shaking her finger at the two of them, telling them not to climb on that railing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Someone was shaking him out of the tall tree he was in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear shook his head hard, like a dog shaking off water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay looked at each other, then back down to the shaking floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t settle down till I know if she’s all right,” I said, my voice calmer but still shaking a little. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared when the wind blew, shaking the thatched roofs, and I felt as if I were out of my body wandering somewhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was shaking her head slowly from side to side. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, it must be a mistake,” Ashima says calmly, shaking her head, a small laugh escaping from her throat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And now Mini was shaking it like a remote control that had stopped working. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Juanga does a ridiculous dance that involves shaking his butt and flapping his arms like a chicken. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I grabbed it and Emma pulled, and when I finally came out of the bog I was shaking too hard to stand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I can feel my hand shaking in hers and I don’t know which one of us it is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The giants raised it above their heads, preparing to throw, and Percy caused a water pipe to burst at their feet, shaking the floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As luck would have it, the moment Mrs. van D. turned around I was shaking my head in a combination of compassion and irony. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He began shaking as though he had a high fever. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly,” Ernie said, shaking his head as if just as disappointed in Genie’s lack of summer protocol. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My whole body is shaking and seems like it won’t ever stop. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How do you do,” said Mr. Wigg, heartily shaking Michael by the hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And when Miss Franny stopped shaking and started talking again, Winn-Dixie would lick her hand and he back down in front of the fan. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking my head, staring into my open hands when he touched my cheek. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ratatatatmg of the drumsticks rattled through me, setting my teeth to shaking and waking the bees who had lately gone to sleep in my brainpan. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark was shaking his head before the soldier even finished. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After the bomb exploded on September 15, 1963, shaking the church’s foundation and shattering its windows, people gave funds to repair Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I realized my hand was shaking so bad I could hardly hold the gun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She made them close faster, shaking the floor and cracking the ceiling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The nurse was shaking down the thermometer she had just removed from my mouth. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” she said immediately, her voice shaking. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Lucas smirked, shaking his head slightly from side to side, his hands spread apart to signify the bird’s enormousness in the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say, shaking my head as I’m saying it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand is shaking as I fold it up and stuff it in my back pocket, but this time it’s a good kind of shaking. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to sew when your hands are shaking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to see that it wasn’t shaking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’d stand in front of us, so colossal he eclipsed the sun, shaking his head so droplets would shower down on us like salty rain. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He pulls at the other end of the pool cue, shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dad tried too, but he couldn’t look at Byron without laughing and shaking. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he waited his turn, Frank tried to keep his legs from shaking and his gut from churning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“To be honest, Mr. Rollins, I never planned on leaving,” I say, my legs not even shaking, rooted again on the centered x. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. A little before ten,” he said shaking his head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He tries to pick up the rhythm but he’s shaking too badly. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

As he walked away, I was still shaking my head. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not! And if turning up my hair makes me one, I’ll wear it in two tails till I’m twenty,” cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged herself to try to keep from shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking slightly out of anger, but he kept his eyes down, as though he couldn’t hear what Snape was saying to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They all march stoutly in, shaking the church, and place Sofia mother in front the pulpit. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, a gift,” the goldfish man said, placing a bowl into Ba’s shaking hands. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't you believe it," he says, pulling up my hood, but he's shaking harder than I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He walked into the other room, shaking with fury and helplessness. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fifty missions,” he repeated, still shaking his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I must have imagined it, thought Kit, yet her hands were shaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like my entire body was now shaking. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The man has just come out of a shoe repair shop and is shaking his head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not gotten used to the crude habit of shaking hands which was common among these people, but he forced himself. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she went back to the house, a small bent-over figure, shivering and shaking, it was obvious that she was really sick. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been a terrible sight with the blood running down my arm, and I was shaking all over, whether from fear or anger I couldn’t have said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And as knowledge of what could of happened hit me, I started shaking and crying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Just standing there, staring at the dent, shaking your head. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

When I walked by him a minute later, the laughing man was shaking his fist at the sky and kicking his legs out into the traffic rushing up Amsterdam Avenue. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She started shaking her head and rocking back and forth like the junkies do on Fulton. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“That Yossarian,” the two officers laughed, shaking their heads, and got another ball from the box on the shelf. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hugo reached into his pocket and took out the automaton’s drawing, which he had taped back together, and handed it to the old man, who took it in his shaking hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I hug her to get her to stop shaking. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I keep it steady, my fingers shaking with anticipation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Flands shaking, I poured another and held it to his lips. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They are eating everything,” the plump one said, shaking his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A couple of hours later, the doors having reopened, rumbling and grumbling and shaking the ground until they were finished, Thomas sat at a worn, tilted picnic table outside the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I clench my clammy hands into fists to keep them from shaking, but I focus my mind’s eye on the Occupy encampment, their shouts and signs and raised fists. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even in darkness, I see that his hands are bright red and shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ms. Watson looked down at the casket and clinched the podium tight to try to keep herself from shaking. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It took her three tries to type in 911 because her hand was shaking so bad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Farlen and Wex waded across with the hounds and came back shaking their heads while the animals ranged up and down the far bank, sniffing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“They opened fire,” mumbled David, who was sitting alongside me, shaking his head with disbelief. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that he stood up, shaking the water out of his ears and flinging the wet hair back from his forehead, and began to take stock of his surroundings. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

A man appeared, shaking David’s hand before turning to her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She stands on one foot, her entire body shaking, surely about to tumble forward any moment now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ruby had shaken her head, denying it, rejecting it, and she was shaking it still, slowly and mechanically, as though she couldn’t stop. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was shaking the hand that he’d hit me with, as if there were a crab or a mousetrap attached to it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

With nothing but her stubbornness and what remained of her fading strength, she made it to the opposite bank and hauled herself out of the water on shaking limbs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Harry, following the beam with his astonished gaze, saw that Voldemort’s long white fingers too were gripping a wand that was shaking and vibrating. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t look like the future. You don’t have movies or new cars or . Her voice was hoarse. “She has been this way ever since she arrived, Fayge,” Shmuel said, shaking his head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look to my left and see Lee Lee’s hand is shaking. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Ma reached into her pockets, found the earrings, and put them in his open palm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to leave,” Jinny said, shaking her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Several of the witches and wizards around the walls stood up, shaking their heads, and even their fists, at Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My hands was shaking, but I picked up her groceries, putting ’em in the sack, then went back into the alley. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe a goatherd,” I said, shaking the others awake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I swear, Mama, you and me are too close,” he said, shaking his head at her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I start shaking my hands because that word is too scary and I can barely breathe. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t feel any shaking that indicated movement. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He says nothing and even though it’s dark I know he’s shaking his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘A nice pickle we have landed ourselves in, Mr. Frodo!’ he said, shaking his head. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ron still seemed slightly punch-drunk; he was shaking his head experimentally like a dog trying to rid its ears of water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Spider walked to Nathan, but Seed Collector held her back, shaking its head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I know there isn’t, but.. . blimey, no wonder he keeps it quiet,” Ron said, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The dining room was dark and Ash lit the candles with shaking hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look from Al’s wide, dark eyes to his shaking hands to the determined set of Four’s jaw. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No,” Darius says, shaking his head and looking dead at me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Byrd shakes her head, not like she’s doubting Axel’s knowledge of roadrunner facts, like she’s shaking the last images of the garter snake from her mind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Liam was also still out cold, and no amount of shaking was able to stir him up into consciousness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A crowd of people had gathered, and in and through and among these people the members of the crew were hurrying, talking, laughing, shaking hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing there shaking my hands and arms like I’m fanning myself dry. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was sitting at the edge of the table, shaking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the neighborhood,” Henry says, shaking hands with both of them. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Harry let himself float back upward and broke the bubbly surface, shaking his hair out of his eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then her shaking fingers sought her rosary beads. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking too hard to hold on to the wheel. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I honestly don’t see any effective way of shaking him off and getting him back on his own two feet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at Black, who suddenly crossed to the four-poster bed and sank onto it, his face hidden in one shaking hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I am shaking and crying and a white lady walk by frowning at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I tap the tears out of my eyes with shaking fists. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was merely the shaking of his own. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

"Your little fish," the girl's mother told her, shaking her head with a smile. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He ended up shaking hands with a number of the other guest scythes—some from regions as far-flung as PanAsia and EuroScandia. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Dear me,” said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver mustache quivering. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

At first I thought he was laughing because his shoulders were shaking, but then he put his palms on his eyes and I realized he was crying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Mom had placed one hand on my shaking knee and said, “This is our adventure, Natalie.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Because I’m shaking off the alternate world, and that’s worse than the tunnel? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Life William H. My hands are shaking really fast now. / am NOT autistic! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, tonight, I picked up my pen and, sure enough, I’ve been writing my heart out even if my hand is shaking. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

If I had a prayer left in me, it was that this red-faced man shaking with rage would never lay a hand on me again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs through his tears, shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I kneeled by his chair and showed him a big chunk of it, my hands shaking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m so angry with myself that I can’t stop my voice from shaking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He hears the music playing outside and starts shaking around like a fool. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” the woman said, shutting the door in his face, still shaking her head in wonder at his sales pitch. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touches my shaking hand and I pull it away. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have felt him shaking his head or sensed that his attention was distracted. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“If some kid was shaking like this dog is shaking, you wouldn’t feel no pull for keeping an eye on him?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go outside and play, darling,” the old woman said, her body shaking all over. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Any minute she would start to cough, her little body wracked, the bed shaking. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I clasp my bandaged hands together to stop them from shaking, but the Tribesman gently pries my fingers apart. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Good luck, Mr. President,” Nixon said, shaking Ford’s hand. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my hands into fists to disguise their shaking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Luther being a little bit drunk and his hands shaking like the palsy from nervousness, he couldn’t work it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel her trembling beside me, her whole body shaking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That is just remarkable,” she said, shaking her head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The girl was shaking the keys, causing them to clink together like bells, and Kaede realized they were the keys to the cages. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The first time I climbed those stairs, my whole body was shaking. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The chaplain made fists of his hands to keep them from shaking as they lay in his lap. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Two ruddy men with swaying walks stepped out and Mr. Lyte himself was shaking hands, bidding them success on their voyaging, and God’s mercy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squat and, despite hands that are sweaty and shaking, unspool the ring from the zipper. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He was shaking, crying, sobbing. He couldn’t function. He could not talk,” Terryl says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were shaking in their boots, but it was all good. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He checked on Gulliver, who regarded him with shaking whiskers. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My knees were shaking, and I hung on to her hair to stand up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on our bench in the dugout shaking out my legs. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He's shaking his head even before I finish the sentence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I lay the coins on his desk, they clattered slightly as I set them down, testament to my shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He glanced up to see Carter raising himself in astonishment, shaking his head. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my sleeve up to examine it, my hand shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Never in my life,” Bernabe swore, still ponderously shaking his head, trying to win an Oscar for his interpretation of a bewildered frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking and he almost dropped the cigarette. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever,” said Elijah, shaking his hair off his face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stood Outside the door and felt everything in him start to drain away until he stood there shaking, hoping he wouldn’t cry, trying to breathe slowly so that he wouldn’t. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

After a while, I realized I was shaking my head and forced myself to speak. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t shaking, wasn’t really bothered at all by the impending fallout. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ma leaned over me, shaking me by the shoulders. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“A damp southwesterly breeze,” she says, shaking her head, rolling her eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour still lay beside me, shaking her head from side to side in the dirt and muttering. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh man! Oh man!!” he said, shaking his head, his mouth wide open. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Nick pushed them back toward the old geezer, shaking his head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The water’s bloody lovely,” he called, shaking the water from his hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Mama, shaking her head as firmly as a door being closed. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel my hands shaking, and my breathing is ragged. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their shoulders were shaking, and I could tell they were crying. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He takes in all the dark suits and dresses, the tearstained faces and shaking shoulders, and the collective sorrow hits him so hard, the room blurs out of focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes at the moment of contact, her wrists shaking. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, shaking my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He stood shaking and gibbering to himself, until with a rush the wind came upon them, hissing and snarling over the marshes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

On straightaways, the locomotive roared as we flew down the track, the man-trip rattling and shaking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had seized Lyra’s daemon in his human hands, and poor Pan was shaking, nearly out of his mind with horror and disgust. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not jealous,” said Ben, shaking his head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They spent their days breathing in toxic coal dust and asbestos, which they brought home to their wives and daughters, who inhaled it while shaking the men’s clothes out for the wash. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Look here, you little twerp,” said Noor, shaking a fist at him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Tha’s better,” he said, shaking his head like a dog and drenching them all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I say, stuffing my hands into my pockets so that he can’t see them shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Ted,’ she said, shaking her head, ‘the Mary Celeste people never reappeared. Nor the dodo. Nor Lord Whatever.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cop started asking him a bunch of questions, but the guy kept shaking his head and saying he didn’t understand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I put my arms around her, shaking with gratitude and disbelief. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The man sweats, dabbing his brow with his pocket square, his hands shaking as he puts it away. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I had to make an enormous effort to stop the shaking in my hands and teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a figure rose from the Slytherin table and he recognized Pansy Parkinson as she raised a shaking arm and screamed, “But he’s there! Potter’s there! Someone grab him!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, shaking her head like she could erase my words. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah!” said Mrs. Bennet, shaking her head, “then she is better off than many girls. And what sort of young lady is she? Is she handsome?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Aberdeen girls were experts at crying silently, but their shaking shoulders gave them away every time. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On the paneled wall behind his chair, framed diplomas and certificates competed for space with photographs of Dr. Barnes shaking hands with important people, some of whom Mr. Larson could actually recognize. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan looks back and forth between us, his leg jiggling and shaking the table. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He held out the crumpled bag with a shaking arm. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And as he leaned there, his heart pounding, his paws shaking, a small wonderful something occurred. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“David Butler,” my father said, shaking his hand. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Harry clenched his hands to stop them from shaking. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He felt she was walking in a circle about him, turning him end for end, shaking him quietly, and emptying his pockets, without once moving herself. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches out for my dad, her arms, her entire body, shaking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A dry hot wind glided up and down the canyon restlessly, shaking the salt bushes and sweeping dust over the tire tracks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking as I snip, snip, snip along Edna’s brows. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Some are sitting inside race cars that are shaking, but not speeding down the racetracks. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The servant stood up, shaking a fragment in Bandit’s face. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Almost,” Rob replied—which was good, because he’d mentioned a moment earlier that he was shaking uncontrollably in the awful cold. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jerome proclaimed in a hoary voice, shaking his fist in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s hiding at the bottom of my bed, shaking,” said Ron angrily, missing the pail and scattering beans over the greenhouse floor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But when I look over, I catch her scrunching her eyes tight and shaking her head like that will somehow make this all go away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re quite right,” said Dumbledore serenely, shaking back his sleeve to reveal the tips of those burned and blackened fingers; the sight of them made the back of Harry’s neck prickle unpleasantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Tayo’s voice was shaking; he could feel the tears pushing into his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu, quiet outside, shaking inside, wouldn’t look up from her unnecessary hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise,” he said, shaking with the chill of his own near death. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But the breath of the Black Tortoise of Winter was still shaking the bare tree branches, and the birds were still as asleep as mussels deep in the sea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I kept nodding off, shaking my head, until Mom finally said, “Darius, why don’t you go to bed? It’s okay.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I found this under the mattress in Buddy’s crib. I don’t know how it got there,” she said, shaking her head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw it,” she said, her voice shaking with barely contained fury. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By the time the count guard came by I was sitting on my bunk, half shaved and trying to will my shaking foot into a shoe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” says Marco behind him, the notebook in his hand shaking slightly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my lips from shaking. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She read the pro and then the con list out loud, shaking her head as she did so, ducking whenever John grabbed for his list. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I catch Darius shaking his head, as if this whole scene is nonsense. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking, he tried to maneuver the gun upright while still holding the torn cartridge so it wouldn’t spill. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” she said, shaking her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it,” she says, shaking her head at the rumpled sheet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her and tried to stop my hands from shaking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, but Father realized I was scared from the way I was shaking. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were shaking all over! They kept calling me to help them, and I couldn’t! They kept crying. They didn’t even know what happened to them!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like this one bit,” Papa is saying, shaking his head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you mind not shaking the tambourine in the store?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Simo smirked at the thought of it while shaking his head. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It’s as quiet as a chess tournament except for the clinking of hammers, the shaking of sieves, and the low buzz of conversation between colleagues. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

My breath fogs up the glass, and one more time I lift a shaking finger, drawing a heart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They loved to stay in the water until their lips turned blue and they couldn't stop shaking. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everything you’ve done for us,” Mamá said, her eyes misting over again, as she stood just inside our fenced yard, shaking Special Agent Gonzales’s hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking, I pull on the combat boots and fatigues Izzi filched from the school’s supply closets. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I saw you last night,” Dad says, shaking her hand. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He felt his feet hit solid ground, and stood, shaking, as the blurred shapes around him came suddenly into focus. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She squatted on the ground and hugged herself to stop shaking. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingertips reach up, shaking, as I touch his lip print on the window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Full disclosure: If you knew how scared I was, if you saw me shaking right now, white as no cloud that ever flies over Jankburg’s dreary hills, you’d know I didn’t want to let on. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It's like I could hear her shaking her head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

‘They are sailing, sailing, sailing over the Sea, they are going into the West and leaving us,’ said Sam, half chanting the words, shaking his head sadly and solemnly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sahara is shaking her head, making the beads dance again. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And he raised a shaking paw and pointed it at Despereaux. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She took the pen, but instead of signing it she just stood there with her head bent and the pen shaking in her hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as she walked up to another girl in our class, her red bun shaking and threatening to topple over as she talked enthusiastically about cafeteria food. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When I close my eyes, I see the stack of books on Caleb’s desk, and his shaking hands sliding along his legs after the aptitude test. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You’re shaking like a leaf,” he said, watching Howard work on the fourth match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the question at his mother, but she was already refusing it, her head shaking furiously from side to side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Come back, she almost said, standing shaking by the brook, and then she turned and ran madly up the hill, crying as she ran and calling, “Theo? Luke?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined the committee gathered around a scale, shaking their heads. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking so hard I can see my own hands tremble as I keep one on Shiloh’s head, the other on a front paw. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, Callie,” and she was shaking and needing me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed below to where two groups of people had entered the rotunda from the gatehouse courtyard and were shaking the mist from their clothes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I swear, Pudding’s the worst,” Pork Chop muttered, shaking his head at the squalling baby. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The collar was not tight, but by no amount of tugging, twisting or shaking was I ever able to get it off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It took them this long to figure it out,” she said, shaking her head in disbelief. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“But not bad,” I whispered, shaking my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Show-and-tell for high school,” Aaron said, shaking his head and scoffing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The leaves behind you were shaking, and there was a load roar.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Laughing when she laughs, shaking our own heads when she shakes hers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was Suzume who burst out into a fit of silent laughter, an endless stream of gasping and shaking that turned her face bright pink and left her breathless. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wake to Christina shaking my shoulder with one hand and tapping my cheek with the other. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

No one made a move to stop him from doing as Gaily asked, except for Chuck, who stood at the front door, shaking his head. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Soon I heard Lily approaching, shaking the keys in her hand nervously. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to think of who his mother is,” she said, shaking her head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The second person, a brown man with long black hair that fell down his back, was shaking his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He hauled himself through the jagged hole, shaking the last of the recycled mud from his pants. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

O’Dell looked through the suits the owners had put out, shaking his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tally sat back, shaking her head, coughing once more. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I know all the details!” she yelled, shaking her fist in the air. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I hold my coat closed tight to keep my hands from shaking, even though it isn’t that cold, and walk at a leisurely pace toward Tatarska 3. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, Professor, it’s all right!” said Harry loudly, his hands shaking so badly he could hardly scoop up the sixth gobletful of potion; the basin was now half empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A few of them were still shaking their fists in the air and yelling, but most of them tramped silently, looking tired and discouraged. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What gets me shaking is how scared I was the whole time in the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She does things in her sleep sometimes, when she is being visited. She’ll talk, or start shaking. You have to make sure she’s all right.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I started shaking again, and just stood there in the dark listening. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She begins to back away, shaking her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stayed in the right lane, letting people pass me, and focused on keeping the car steady even though I was practically shaking with the thrill of being out on the road like we were. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He came outside and hustled over to them, his big belly shaking. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the gate and made her way back inside the house on shaking legs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m sorry,” she said, shaking her head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” I said, and my voice was shaking. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The man with the knife was still cleaning his fingernails when Joseph moved around the front of the truck, grabbed the arm with the knife and shook the guy like a dog shaking a snake. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

The house feels like it’s shaking, too, the wind screaming, tearing at the slates on the roof. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come you know where they are?” asked Jonathan with a shaking voice. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

"May I take a picture?" he asks, his voice and hands shaking. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Lazlo reached out a shaking arm and yanked the curtain closed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And every time Bernabe drove over those twelve white stripes, he flinched and, shaking his head, muttered to himself: “It beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam pointed, his fat finger shaking only a little. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Still shaking and sobbing, she ran to the kitchen and slowly opened the oven door. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand was shaking a little, vibrating as if he were giving Djo a transfusion of energy. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That stuff about shaking your dong’s a craze at the moment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We freeze, Danuta in the act of shaking out the bed blanket over Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hurried over to him, stopped ten feet away, and hugged my chest so he wouldn’t see me shaking. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long before everyone in our building was knocking on each other’s doors and convening out on the balcony, standing around stunned and shaking with fear. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I stand on my tiptoes and push the needle in, my hand shaking a little. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

By some miracle, the kid’s little dog was there too, shaking and licking at the boy while he puked and puked onto the ground between his hands. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The last dormant Pandavas were so brilliant!” it said, shaking its head. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was shaking and wet, and he wrapped his arms and legs around Eleanor like a monkey. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Their only response was still the shaking of heads, but an old man said something in their local language, and the boy with polio nodded and gestured for me to follow him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My heart is still racing and my hands are still shaking from being up on that ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tears fill my eyes, and I sniff, shaking my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Behind him, the satyrs were shaking their heads vigorously, trying to warn me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I...I’m afraid it’s no good after all,” James murmured, shaking his head. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

My shaking hands move of their own accord, scrubbing the diapers, adding more and more soap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started shaking my head, lost yet again, but there it was: The same butterfly tattoo. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She responds by lifting the feathers on her body, then shaking them. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean that,” he said, shaking his head as if confused. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know you will, and I’m ever so much obliged. You are always a great comfort to me, Teddy,” returned Jo, gratefully shaking hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed the knife harder against my throat, her hand shaking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"You are shaking, girl," he said, his voice rasping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, Emma?” she asks, her voice shaking slightly. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I followed him, gathering up the blanket and shaking it clean, while he splashed madly in the waves and then sat in the shallows and scrubbed himself with wet sand, head to toe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Coach looked at the clipboard briefly, then backed away, shaking his head. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Maya tried to hide the fact that her hand was shaking when he shook it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Where are the children of these daemons?” said the goose daemon, shaking with rage. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She began to play, and everyone could hear the slight tremor from her shaking hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just then, a woman broke away from the group, shaking her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking so badly that I can barely dial the numbers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Stella,” he gasps out, shaking his head, his own chest heaving from trailing after me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Clasping his hand, she could still feel Archer shaking like a leaf clinging to its stem. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lee said again, “It is all my fault,” but they were shaking their heads. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a second for the penny to drop, but then I laugh, shaking my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Brother Ugo had shifted away from him on the bench, shaking his head emphatically. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so hard I couldn’t keep them over my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Well, that sure made Genie feel good, but before he could reply, Crab called out, “This one’ll do,” shaking a skinny limb. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even from across the room, Alex could see her hand was shaking. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

A hot, violent force tore through my body, shaking me like a wet rat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Jonas was able to quiet himself and he sat huddled, his shoulders shaking. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So this is Cadence the first,” says Thatcher, shaking my hand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Get out of here!” shouted the king, stamping his foot harder and then harder still so it seemed as if the whole castle, the very world, were shaking. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I scooped a handful of dry sand and let it pour out slow through my fingers, shaking my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit up but the car was shaking, lunging—it felt like it was coming apart—and Audrey fell on top of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I didn't want him to hang up, but he did, and my hands were shaking and I was facing the closed door. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He stood there, shaking his fist as the plane rattled the buildings in its powerful flight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no reason to be nervous,” Christina says, shaking her head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Could you take us? Please? You knew Momma . . .” She slowly pulled her hand from mine, shaking her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom glanced at her, shaking her head in confusion. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Panting like an animal, with my legs shaking and my hand gripping the knife, I attack at Met Bong’s cue, charging at my dummy, I yell, “Die! Die!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diondra’s hands were shaking the whole time she was holding that poem. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re firing off so many salutes in Moscow, the city must be rumbling and shaking all day long. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was all Jon could do to roll over, retching and shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The policemen were shaking the trunk so hard, Mother could hear it crack. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That little bit of food clears my head and stops me shaking. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We know you will follow in your father’s footsteps,” Mr. Nagaishi said forcefully, shaking Ishmael’s hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hold up my hands and they’re shaking, because my hands, like the rest of me, would like to kill my father. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tried shaking her finger as one might to extinguish a match, then blowing on it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She started shaking some of the antimony over his scalp and gave a rueful sigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I feel like marching into my parents’ room and shaking my mom. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shrunk away from the other two Witchlings, shaking her head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Would he think it was important if he had been the one on his back shaking? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounds good,” Dad replied, shaking the doctor’s hand once more. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So my hand was sort of shaking as I picked up the receiver, but turns out it was only my parents, calling from Detroit. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But she was smiling and shaking her head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leave the room and walk outside again, shaking my hands to get rid of the jitters. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The tiny craft jostled in its housing, shaking Holly like a bead in a rattle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his hands, shaking his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My words are all right, but my voice is shaking so bad I'm positive she's never going to hear them. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She started shaking and biting her bottom lip hard enough to draw blood. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The turnkey laughed, his gut shaking like a bowl of pudding. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Eighteen screens of the prime minister giving a speech at a convention, his two hands shaking themselves out over the podium as he spoke, a bit like mine. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why is everyone calling me Greenbean?” he asked, shaking Chuck’s hand quickly, then letting go. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was shaking like a leaf this morning and even burst into tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Small groups of blacks and whites came and went, most shaking their heads at what they saw. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meeting the emperor himself would be like shaking hands with history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking me then, grabbing me by my shirt collar and rattling me like she wanted to loosen the last breath out of my chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Looked just like one of Ruth’s fits, except not with so much shaking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body is shaking all over, but he don’t try to get away, don’t creep off from me the way he did that first day. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tavern keeper, grinning broadly, ran out to meet them, shaking hands all around. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Something was shaking the deck A gaur—an Indian wild ox—exploded out of the rain and thundered by me, terrified, out of control, berserk. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Crystal squeezes her hands together, and I realize that they’re shaking. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

One evening after going to bed normally, I awoke to another kind of shaking. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kind of stands there for a second, shaking her head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hamlet greeted the young tumbler with an embrace and welcomed all the men, slapping their backs and shaking their hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Roland Weary was shaking him, bonking his head against a tree. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slumps back into the seat again, shaking his head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And obediently, Dumbledore drank, as though it was an antidote Harry offered him, but upon draining the goblet, he sank to his knees, shaking uncontrollably. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They started pounding me on the back, rubbing my hair, shaking both of my hands at once. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated how afraid I sounded and the way my voice was shaking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Gee up, there!” he roared, shaking the chains and urging the creatures toward the fence where the class stood. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My face is wet, my skin and bones are shaking. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Georgie flopped down on his pile of blankets, shaking off water like a dog. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Gogol,” his mother had said, shaking her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Digory’s hand was shaking as he opened his penknife and cut out a long strip of turf on the bank of the pool. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jackson and S.Q. had returned to the plaza, this time with Mr. Curtain, who like Jackson was clearly furious with S.Q. about something and kept shaking his finger in S.Q.’s face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I backed away as Idiptu charged the door, shaking the hinges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And the water’s rushing by and we’re shaking from the cold and everything else and she stares at me and I wait and I hope. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Before Porphyrion’s throne, dozens of giants stood in a loose ring, hollering and shaking their weapons as two of their number paraded around the circle, showing off their prizes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And Dad—Dad is just sitting, palms flat on the table, staring at the floor, shaking his head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seijeant staggered sideways half a step before his knees folded under him and he sank down to the floor, his whole body shaking grotesquely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Green and bendy,” Stella mumbled, shaking her head, pulling at the branches, twisting them this way and that, peeling away at the bark. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They got under way slicing ham, laying out fried chicken, shaking paprika on the deviled eggs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And three or four nights a week, they were in their storefront rehearsing for the next Sunday, I guess, shaking and rattling and rolling the gospels with their guitars and tambourines. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came in, wet and shaking from the winter rain, looking like she had slept no more than I had. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"No, good lady," he said, shaking, "or else I would be dead. But it touched me, aieeee, when it fell from the box it landed on my arm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I said this, she starts shaking her head, shaking it really hard so I’m worried she’ll get dizzy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth pressed her hands together in her lap to stop the shaking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know, we know,” said Scruffy, shaking himself dry. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Harry looked over his shoulder to see Hagrid shaking his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The spirit clung to her, shaking his head,and she said, “Don’t worry. I have a plan. We’ll be okay.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

There is something really weird about being cornered into shaking a guy’s left hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her laugh was so vibrant, shoulders shaking, chest heaving; it was the laugh of a woman who, when she laughed, really laughed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Someone should give that beast a teething ring,” she said, shaking her head. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wab snorted and walked in a small circle, shaking her head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His head was bowed, shaking from side to side. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He started to stand up, but his knees were shaking so much he had to sit down again on the floor. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn was doubled over, her hands on her knees and shaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My arm was shaking like a leaf in a storm, but I held the cane fast and pulled my arm back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I arrive to find a crowd standing in front of the blackboard shaking their heads. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Above her stood a nurse grimly shaking her head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And what was he shaking his head no to? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want this,” he said, shaking his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It was on my watch, Will,” she says, pointing at herself and shaking her head adamantly. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I slid my visor up and pulled off my gloves with shaking hands. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She closed her fists to keep them from shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to drink a lot of water at dinner, and I would watch him, wondering if his hands were really shaking or if I was imagining it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘I had to get some fresh air. That’s why I volunteered for this mission. Gods of Olympus, my hands are still shaking. See?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A hand is being extended, and now I’m shaking that hand, and it belongs to a short, round woman with bleached yellow hair, warm eyes, and a crinkled-up face. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Joseph had forgotten his gloves on the train, and his hands were shaking. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the floor and shaking his head from side to side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sadge -took it with a shaking hand and drank it down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea,” I said, shaking my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

My whole body was shaking and I felt like throwing up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I look over and see Charlie shaking his head and opening his mouth. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, he opened the fat white envelope. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I'm tying it up. I should just let it float out there and sink,” Gabe’s voice was shaking with tears very near the surface. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just stared into space, and then, shaking her head sadly, asked, “Can you explain its happening a third time?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec was just shaking his head back and forth, in obvious disbelief as he continued studying the object in his hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The dark-haired boy looked at him; his eyes flared for a moment, his head shaking slightly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“They knew them cells was already growin when I come down there after she died,” Day said, shaking his head. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Below, the door opens and MacGyver emerges, chewing on his guava, shaking hands with the other teachers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look up again, Aunt Heidi is shaking her head at me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We are here,” Allie said, shaking my hand and snapping his fingers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I know my hands are shaking from all the nervous energy inside me, so I tighten my grip on his shoulder so he won’t notice. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the winter shaking my bones and banging my teeth together, and the big white hotel towel I had dragged down with me lay under my head numb as a snowdrift. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

She buried her face in Mom’s lap, her shoulders shaking silently. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m just trying to help,” I said, my voice shaking. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A man and woman in their fifties are shaking hands with my father, everybody smiling and saying, “Ah! Ah!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can assure you that when I went to bed at nine, my legs were still shaking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There were dreams, nightmares, but nothing solid, periods of heat and cold and shaking images of his father peering into his eyes... Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thor looked around to see what the noise was, and then he turned back and saw Hymir’s shoulders shaking. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Phil kept his eyes on the road, but I could see him shaking his head. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A few nearby dockworkers started toward her, but she glared at them with such malice that they raised their hands and backed away, shaking their heads. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was shaking the other madly, “He held it steady!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He was sitting there shaking when Angel walked into the room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She patted him with a shaking hand that steadied with every stroke across his head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know myself. But I know why you couldn’t kill me. Because my mother died to save me. My common Muggle-born mother,” he added, shaking with suppressed rage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She sank to her knees and clutched Papa-Nnukwu’s body, shaking it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You did this,” you said, shaking your head, wondering how you would ever, ever repay him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The next evening Mr. Pirzada arrived, as usual, at six o’clock Though they were no longer strangers, upon first greeting each other, he and my father maintained the habit of shaking hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The preacher and Mr. Dalton were shaking their heads sadly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her leg is shaking and she keeps her fists balled up as if she’s holding everything in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My shaking got so bad, the entire house would wake up. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure why she felt so nervous, but her hands were shaking. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He fretted in the hallways and stood looking out windows, shaking his hands as if to restore circulation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We sat around a fire built with dry cow chips and told stories while shaking out grain from ears of corn. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he retreats back under the bunk, shaking his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We would beat them and shout at them, shaking them until their heads nearly fell off, mimicking the way Auntie Fatmata had treated the children in the orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was such a chill in me I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking, and although I was standing in the same spot, I felt as if I were moving forward. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, when Emily finally stopped shaking, Dad picked up the phone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I smile as I go, shaking out my fist, and hurry off to find a pharmacy that will sell me an illegal prescription. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Stella, mystified, let her cry, until she, too, was shaking with cold. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Sweden I” cried the chaplain, shaking his head up and down with gleeful rapture and prancing about uncontrollably from spot to spot in a grinning, delicious frenzy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was angry because she liked Pope, he was shaking her because Pope was there in the bed—as though there were something wrong, as though all civilized people didn’t do the same. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm shaking just from being near that thing.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The doctors and nurses lined the long hallway, watching us with frowns and shaking heads. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We milled around behind the starting blocks, nervous, shaking out our arms and legs, everything as quiet as if the coach had already said, “Ready.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Saying the words made the shaking start all over again. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he had to look at all the pictures—Jeff in a tuxedo at his freshman prom, Jeff being sworn in as president of his sophomore class, Jeff shaking hands with somebody important. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch this, kids,” the gray-haired woman screamed back like a prizefight referee and began shaking lower and lower until she was almost on the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An older boy was leaning over sideways, shaking his wet mop of hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Other girls at Thurmond could pick themselves up after a few minutes, shaking off the nausea and disorientation like the loose grass clinging to their camp uniforms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My hand actually started shaking, and when Jenny saw it she patted my shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

From my supine perch on the back of the police car, I noticed an older woman staring at me, shaking her head. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He turned to see who Jimmy was talking to and my mighty maple started shaking in the wind. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was shaking from my feet to my fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Now he pokes at the ashes with a stick, shaking his head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You feeling better?” she asks, her voice nearly shaking with worry. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking with rage or frustration or exasperation, who knew which, but I managed to fill the mug to the brim with the thick yellowish milk. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a shock at first, but then I started shaking my left stump wildly until my artificial leg fell off entirely. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” I say, shaking out my legs and smiling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Even though I was not the owner of the shop, he always greeted me, shaking hands, holding them too long. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra imagined the Chaplain speaking loftily, listening to the star daemons’ remarks, and then nodding judiciously or shaking his head in regret. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often he’d turn to look at me and smile while shaking his head. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Sherm stacked sugar packets on the tabletop, carefully shaking each one first to make it lie flat. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re too late,” said the witch in the woolen dressing gown, shaking her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gazed at me thoughtfully, shaking his head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Angel would grab the cat and hug her until she stopped shaking and began to purr again. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have returned it, had she not been focusing so much on keeping her hands from shaking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking as I open the envelope. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, I began to make the bed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shady stood, trying to keep his hat steady in his shaking hands. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stamped furiously, shaking the dogs up and down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, Professor,” said Harry, his hand shaking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy kept his word, and whilst the shaking was still worst than it would have been on Old Flapjack, it was tolerable better than the ride to Windsor. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

More red lightning flashed in the sky, shaking the temple. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Slughorn raised a pudgy hand and pressed his shaking fingers to his mouth; he looked for a moment like an enormously overgrown baby. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hours later—days for all he knew—Chuck was there, shaking him awake. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Heads pop out from behind him, shaking vehemently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Soon everyone was smiling and shaking hands, patting one another on the back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

George stood there at the rail, watching, his entire body shaking. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Also, Gabe reminded himself, shaking off the thoughts about Nathaniel’s pretty, dark-haired sister, it wasn’t fair to her, even if he found that she did care about him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

By the time we arrived at the large plaza and stopped in front of the towering gateway, my hands were shaking and my heartbeat was pounding in my ears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The pots are shaking to a boil; the oven is warming. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dad woke me up the next morning, shaking my shoulder. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I step back, shaking my head in disbelief. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My knees were shaking and I didn’t know what to do. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barb exhales, shaking her head before meeting my gaze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She turns red and grins, and when she sits down, it’s Bobby’s turn—he moves like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, shaking his hips with a laconic tilt, turning his feet more than his body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It landed with a loud crash on the last bench, smashing it and shaking the whole lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what I remember before everything changed—her fingers shaking like a picture on a wall just as an earthquake happens. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Gentlemen began throwing their caps about, and shouting, and shaking hands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I say, “I don’t get out of work until five. Tell Addie and Joe I’m sorry. Maybe I can get my days switched here and next Friday—'” Skeezie walks away, shaking his head. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

We are separated by only a sheet of glass and my shaking hand as I reach to turn the lock. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Pleased to meet you, sir,” said Grandpa, shaking hands. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still carefully he sorted the papers, taking them up one at a time and shaking them. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s voice was calm and clear, but her hands were shaking. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was unquestionably shaking with laughter, as if he’d heard every word Tyler had said. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later,' Ron and Hermione joined him, shaking their heads. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The floor rattled back and forth as if someone was shaking it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Baby, the bottom of the bottle was your daddy’s second home,” she’d say, shaking her head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I'm seized with terror, weak from my head wound, shaking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My heart skipped a beat, and I scrambled to the foot of the bed with the flashlight clutched in both of my shaking hands. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking so bad that she had to hand it to Joaquin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, and he didn’t want to mess this up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

As for Uncle Andrew, his teeth were chattering, but his knees were shaking so that he could not run away. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would regain her senses minutes or hours or half a day later, shaking her head to un-addle her brains, and wondering what on earth she had been doing, or for how long. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I ran with it to the tip of the island, to my driftwood stump, and sat down to open it, my hands shaking so they made a poor job of it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I noticed her hands shaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Piper slipped it back into its sheath, trying to keep her hands from shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The dancers shaking their booties on the floor flashed white light as the obligatory mirror ball spun overhead. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Not so great when Frankie was the one trying to do the shaking. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I don't realize how violently I’m shaking until Uncle Max pulls his hand away and stares at me like I'm an animal left out in the cold. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You guys are such geeks,” she said, shaking her head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He made no more sound, but Lazlo could see his shoulders shaking. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As for Tom, he was trembling and shaking violently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into my mother's arms, shaking and crying, and this time I was the one who thought, If this is the worst that happens... The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh my goodness, honey bunch. Are you ever going to wear shoes?” she asks, shaking her head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crack, and Harry’s cloudy Patronus vanished along with the dementor; he sank into a chair, feeling as exhausted as if he’d just run a mile, and felt his legs shaking. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“When washing, do not use hot water. They’ll shrink. Stop shaking them out like that. I recommend you always take them to a cleaning professional.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He pranced back to us, pleased with himself, and dutifully laid the turtle at our feet before shaking water all over us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No, this isn’t my house I say and shake my head as if shaking could undo the year I’ve lived here. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my right I saw a large black hand shaking a branch and bright eyes glaring threateningly through the foliage. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Speak to him," he said, getting quickly to his feet and mashing his cigarette into the tray with shaking fingers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to stand, his body shaking violently. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I must’ve been sitting there staring into nowhere, because Kasim’s hand is on my shoulder shaking me and asking me if I’m okay. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Dad went back inside, shaking his head, Mrs. Sharitz next door called softly to Mom and she went over and leaned on the fence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Frank stood just out of earshot, having an argument that involved lots of arm waving and head shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two recruits departed their ranks with terrific haste and stood before Hicks, both of them visibly shaking. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Afterward, shaking, I pull my knickers up and flee, the door knocking behind me as I run across the yard and up the three steps to the kitchen. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, your hand was shaking so badly that I thought you were going to screw it up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He feels their hands, three hands, one atop the other, shaking on their promise. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And achy from the shaking of The Beast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Abby smiles at me, shaking her head, already far ahead of me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It took me two hours and twenty-three minutes to walk there, and my hand got exhausted from shaking my tambourine. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry opened his eyes; there were lanterns above him, and the floor was shaking — the Hogwarts Express was moving again and the lights had come back on. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t listen to anything Cliff says,” Theo chimed in, pulling the pencils from her bun and shaking her hair out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instead she started walking all through the rooms, just shaking her head at the way Grandma and I kept things. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was beyond anyone’s wildest imagination to think I could win the biggest international meet of the season, especially my first time, so Mom felt safe shaking on our deal. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t find any and begins shaking his head slowly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's been almost forty years, and I haven't come close to shaking it yet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hideo pauses for a moment at that, before finally shaking his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The streaks running down his mask catch the firelight, and I understand, now, why he was shaking when he walked in, why his eyes are so haunted. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s what it looked like. She was quiet, but she was shaking.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I went upstairs again really quietly, but it was difficult because my legs were shaking. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was so scared that my knees were shaking, but don’t worry about us. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman refused and stood there holding her son, shaking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His voice was wound so tight, Jam was surprised it wasn’t shaking. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At first I wasn’t certain who it was, but once I recognized him, I began shaking my head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She was just thinking how odd it was that there was no one else in the woods when she felt a shaking on the ground and heard hoofbeats in the distance. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But then she must be — “Ginny, please wake up,” Harry muttered desperately, shaking her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even Uncle Darnell perked up when he heard the coins shaking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so much that I had to put down the jar I was holding. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It sounds awesome,” she said, shaking her head sadly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The doctor gave Djo an injection, and at last he stopped shaking. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barrett put two bowls of sweet oats on the table and walked off, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She walked into the living room, shaking her head. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One of the guards was shaking his finger at Sadge and saying something in a voice almost loud enough for Lina to hear. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In his badly penned sigmas and deltas she spied the shaking hand of her son’s growing anxiety. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Citra’s mother stared at him, shaking her head, not willing to believe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I could hear the match commentary from here,” said Ron, his voice now shaking with laughter. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Reuven, Reuven,” he said, smiling and shaking his head, “I have never been good at hiding things from you, have I?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Beatrice rose clumsily from the table, shaking the cups and saucers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stood still among the confusion, shaking his head. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can change . . .” He sighed, shaking his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“All this way, and no picture,” he’d said, shaking his head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time someone showed her the newspaper announcement, she was already shaking. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I stared at him for a few seconds longer, shaking my head, and then started back toward the street. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Momma put her hand on my arm and said, “You shaking, Sister. What’s the matter?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer came down the stairs to the flooded main floor, shaking his head, followed by the half-men. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly the shaking stopped and she froze at the steps. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lord have mercy," Momly muttered under her breath, shaking her head slightly. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I fight to keep my shoulders from shaking. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then, shaking my arm, he said, in a very different, gentle tone, ‘Wake up, my friend, wake up,’ unaware I’d been awake long enough to have heard him discussing me like a cut of meat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the top of the top and the lowest of the lows all in one room, shaking it up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I will, Grace types back, her hands shaking a little and making it hard to press the correct keys. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At times shaking my head no is more self-assertion than I can manage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to his voice, still shaking as he talked. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Will shook his head back and forth in the grass, shaking the thoughts out of his mind. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so badly, I was afraid I might squeeze off another shot by mistake. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He read the letter through, word for word, and while he read, there wasn’t a sound in the cabin beyond the slight rustle of the page in the shaking hand that held it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the near-total darkness, Finn could see Mom shaking her head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In a flash Kate was at the bedside, shaking Constance like a maraca. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now Milton was shaking his head no, and Dr. Luce was putting on a surgical mask, and my schoolmates back in Grosse Pointe were pointing at me and laughing, their faces lit with malicious joy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of laughing, shaking his head, and denying all this, Wilkin, to my surprise, was circumspect. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m getting the white liquor because a few weeks ago he ran out and there was none for sale and he had a withdrawal, shaking and screaming at terrifying things only he could see. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It just sucks that she’d want to air all that gossip in front of the entire school,” Maddie said, shaking her head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The woman has never been very reasonable, at any rate,” he said, in English, shaking his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pull the drawer out and set it on the floor, my hands shaking with excitement. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti started flailing her arms, and my mom kept shaking her head while watching Abuela happily chat with a couple. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a Number Three,” I said, shaking my head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She was coated in mud, shaking with cold, and her knee was swollen and sore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Diego was shaking, but I couldn’t tell if he was crying or going to punch me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mother was busy keeping sand from blowing onto the blanket, then shaking sand out of shoes, and tacking corners of blankets back down again with the now clean shoes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the event of attack, I imagined I’d fire back into the air, wildly shaking a fist of ammunition at them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dill’s mother smoothed her blouse, shaking her head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Archer brought up his shaking hands and put his fingers to the base of his throat, where his scar began, and spread them around his neck like claws. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With my heart pounding, my body shaking, the rough board scraping my bare knees, I begin to cross. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gripped the can tight, trying to squeeze away the shaking in his hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I looked out, a young coyote came slowly out of the trees, delicately lifting and shaking each paw before gingerly putting it down again in the snow. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He paced the rooms with his arms crossed, bits of mud shaking off of his boots with each furious footfall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean she was very negative about the whole thing, shaking her head from side to side; she did not approve of the use of nuclear tactical weapons at all. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then, shaking his head, he walked over to ransack the teacher’s desk. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I start walking closer, but Ayesha grabs my arm and pulls me back, shaking her head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mike had a way of getting an intensity of feeling into shaking hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“My son was here,” Mr. Burden said, shaking his head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Give the crate a good shaking, smack it with the stick once or twice, put them gloves on, open the lid far ’nough that you can reach in and grab the cat by his head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

While lying there shaking, a hot bath of fear, hotter than his blood, engulfed him, bringing him to his feet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking and I worry I might spill some, or worse, trip on the walk across the living room. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spent nights awake shaking with fever, fighting against delirium, waiting until the house shook with the return of José Arcadio at dawn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A few locals ran toward us, laughing and shaking their heads in disbelief. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands but she was shaking too badly to use her power to end the creature’s suffering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then he marched south, his massive Komodo legs shaking the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was up in bed, suddenly, enraged and flushed, shaking. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cruise ship blew its horn again, and the Argo II had a shaking fit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“So much for keeping the tomb’s location a secret,” I said, shaking my head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

So when they ignore her again, she throws her body in front of the TV and blocks the screen, shaking her hips from side to side. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Let me show you—” “Nah,” said the boy, shaking his head. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature curled into an awkward ball as Taran began shaking him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I was just trying to help my own brother,” said George, shaking his head as he carried the sauce back to the kitchen. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to say, but the sound of the door shaking on its hinges had said it for me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The mechanics were still frowning, but they’d stopped shaking their heads. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Crumpled over, shoulders shaking, Violet thought about how she must have looked at the funeral, at what her mission was. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace and Pete arrive, shaking the rain from their coats in the doorway. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no,” squeaked Dobby, shaking his head so hard his ears flapped. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at his straps, shaking his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, I see spirits shaking the trees, letting me know they are waiting for me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reverend Samuel Cooper he ‘dunned’ as he was shaking hands with his parishioners at the end of the service. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hate to admit it, but we flat-out lied, shaking our heads vigorously from left to right. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Kalinda looks at me, putting her hand on the side of my arm, shaking it and asking me something, but I don’t know what, because all I can hear is that boom against my chest. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Nice to meet you," Uncle Tony said, immediately shaking the doctor's hand. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He attacked the piling, the jackhammer shaking and spewing dust. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She watched with concern as the girl sat huddled and shaking in the dim light of the hut. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I set down my flask before my shaking hand drops it. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was quite possible that Artemis would have sat like that for some time, totally detached from the situation at hand, had not the front door imploded, shaking the manor to its foundations. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and did his best to wipe away her tears with shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frantically, he exited and entered the chat room again, his hands shaking. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The landlord coming over and saying “I’m sorry” and shaking his head a lot. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And then Yoren was there, shaking her, screaming in her face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, the young man sat down, still shaking his head. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rhyia picks up her sister’s knife, holds it in one shaking hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The mountain laurel by the lodge was shaking. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was standing at the head of the table shaking the principal’s hand, when Papa rose, his face ceremoniously grave, and acknowledged the other parents with his most respectful gesture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his right hand and realized it was shaking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We ran down the road - Rashid, Aunt Gloria, Mum, Dad, Kat and I - with coats flapping, umbrellas blowing inside out, hearts pounding, hopes rising, my hand shaking itself out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t put words in my mouth, Twinkle,” he said finally, shaking his head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She frowns deeply, shaking her head in frustration. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Instead of shaking it, he picked me up in a bear hug. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a tentative step toward me, then paused, holding his sword out and shaking it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She struck a pose, flexing her biceps and shaking her back so the feathers wiggled. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The temperature was cool, but I was covered in sweat, my hands shaking. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All the while he was taking my measure and shaking his head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I told you I hadn’t got it quite right,” sighed Mr. Wonka, shaking his head sadly. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

His hands shaking, he opened his briefcase, rummaged among the crumpled onionskin carbons. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Before I could say anything, he slammed the oven door and stalked away shaking his head. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Seema is setting our small table and shaking her head to see my mother so anxious. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Blood just poured onto the floor from the cut end of her nose and she stood there shaking with her eyes wide open like she stuck her finger in the electric socket. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zach, I noticed, had stopped loading supers onto the hand truck and watched, shaking his head like he couldn’t believe he was witnessing another scene where people’s worst sides come out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood had turned into a maraca, with the men and women transformed into seeds, shaking with love and desire for one another. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Daddy is shaking as he walks me to the center spotlight. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On an afternoon a few weeks before Momma revealed her plan to take us West, Bailey came into the Store shaking. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We clung to each other, shivering and shaking, imagining every sound in the woods was Miss Lilian hunting for us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Christ on a cracker,” the one closest to me muttered, shaking his mop of red hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s the children,” she said, shaking with upset. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Pri has her head down and is shaking it over and over again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I stand alone in the empty room with the concrete walls, shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That night the people were jamming, shaking, moving. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned into him, and he was shaking a little. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every fiber of him was quivering and shaking. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laertes and I would peek through the broken panel of his chamber door and see him bent over a small pile of money and papers, shaking his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She sucked in air and screamed, and he grabbed her hair and pulled her away from him, and she stumbled and went down, and then he was standing over her, breathing hard, shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She is laughing at the two of us and shaking her head. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Big Schoolboy was shaking his rattle and I was at peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if I ain’t seen everything,” she says, shaking her head. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Hagrid had appeared in his doorway, shaking and white, looking around to see who had knocked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And talking about shaking a stick—when the bubbles started rising high, Daddy let Joe do the magic trick. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was telling him about the wonders of Harlem when I noticed he was shaking. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking, so I clasp them behind my back where no one will see. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They both looked at Percy, who was shaking like he had hypothermia. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wished that Master would not sit there shaking his head as if the whole thing were very funny. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mam is at the kitchen table, shaking, her hair hanging damp, her face wet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I think so,” Papa said, shaking his head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She ran a shaking hand through her hair, staring at the center mark. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” her mother replied, shaking the woman’s hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand and Harry, shaking it, had a sudden idea. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Poetry’s trash, mere clouds of words, comfort to the hopeless. But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Next person throws a rock at me is getting what for right in their eye,” I said, shaking with anger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She lay on the ground, and I saw her pudgy little arms and legs shaking, and her teeth grinding in her head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She hoped he wouldn’t see the shaking of her hands. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking as I ring her doorbell, and as I wait for Mae to come. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ashish cleared his throat loudly, shaking them both from their reverie. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her body was shaking with insult and rage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they were silly, fearful creatures; and after looking at me in surprise, they both scurried up an oak tree and scolded senselessly in loud voices, shaking their tails, until I left. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was rather like the English custom of shaking hands: the original use was to find out whether your visitor was armed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, he had such potential,” the ghosts of the future lament in mournful voices, shaking their heads. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Whenever she tried to lie still, the shaking would get worse and worse until she ached from trying to stop it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They're shaking so much I can hardly keep hold of the money she drops into them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Two or three stand, shaking their fists in encouragement. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my lap so nobody could see them shaking. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we all try to make the spirit of Thanksgiving last year round?” my father suggests, retrieving his towel and shaking it out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But Dobby is not wanting to, Harry Potter,” he said, talking normally again, and shaking his head so that his ears flapped. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Leo jumped off and the golden serpent began shaking uncontrollably. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel tired at all, but I guess at some point I must have put my head on the pillow, because a moment later, Judy was shaking me awake. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Hackett walked down the hall throwing those smiles, shaking hands with parents and freshmen along the way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was wishing that somebody would come over to us because I knew Peaches loved to dance and I figured that maybe a little shaking would get her out of her bad mood. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was shaking her, trying to get her to wake up.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke to Rosaleen’s big hands shaking me and opened my eyes to a terrible brightness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The automobile had a black canvas roof, slotted rubber tires, and a brass horn, and was shimmying and shaking and backfiring to beat the band. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My face felt so hot, my hands started shaking, and I asked him why he believed her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Which is worse, I wonder—watching everyone you know fall into that ravine, or shaking their reality with such force that it ruins them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Taciturn, silent, insensible to the new breath of vitality that was shaking the house, Colonel Aureliano Buendía could understand only that the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The wires were a tangled bundle and his hands were shaking. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed me, shaking the ringing from my ear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Different way of walking, of shaking hands, of holding yourself when you spoke to other people. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I backed out of the way as the three of them hurried in, shaking off the rain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mullet Fingers, who was shaking a snail off one of his new sneakers, flashed a mischievous glance. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After all we’ve done for this school,” Mom answered, shaking her head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She lays shaking, grateful and forlorn in the stained red carpet. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re such a grump in the morning,” she said, shaking her head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean that. I was in the kitchen shaking up a milkshake in a fruit jar and she came in and worked me over.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Black crows, oft as not. Killed me one too," she said, shaking out her hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She dug her phone out of her pocket and tapped on it, her fingers shaking. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“So would I,” I say, shaking my head. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking so much I don’t even know what I’m saying. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat to keep my voice from shaking. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And Park's hands started shaking before she was halfway through. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Everybody else had seen them too, and some of the students were shaking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around like at any moment something might jump out of the shadows and devour him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was silent; then, shaking his head, “I don’t know,” he said at last, “I don’t know'.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just...don’t scare us like that. One minute we were eating together, and the next you were gone and the mountain started shaking.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I think being disgraced in school is a great deal tryinger than anything bad boys can do,” said Amy, shaking her head, as if her experience of life had been a deep one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his head, talking like I wasn’t in the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice had a long arm, its hand shaking a paper cup. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking my head now because I want him to stop. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands hadn’t stopped shaking from earlier, and every time I tried shutting my eyes all I could see were the white coat’s blank ones staring right back into mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The problem was, instead of shaking off my disaster on bars, I was still feeling sorry for myself as I hopped up onto the balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Me, I try an American when I come, to marry. But he bring many problems, no job, and every day he say give me money, money, money,” Aisha said, shaking her head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kamau was already shaking his head, a renewed grin tugging at the corners of his mouth even as he tried to look serious. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tie the cow to an avocado tree and walk over, shaking the water droplets from my hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just keeps shaking his head and muttering the word “ruined” over and over. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She could hardly take a breath without a wracking cough shaking her whole body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Now that it was over her knees were shaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

With my knees shaking I run from him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs are shaking and Tara struggles to support him as they are jostled by passersby. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Was this another foreign custom, like shaking hands? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lee seemed to see the shaman shaking a feather-trimmed rattle and commanding something to obey him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t follow you off a sinking ship,” said Melina, who was just getting the shaking blind brothers to their feet again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I suppose so,” she said, shaking her head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give her more,” Nailer said, and again the girl drank, this time taking the cup in her own shaking hand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull myself up, my arms shaking, and force my leg under me so I’m standing on another bar. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I shouted something and then it twisted and was gone, shaking the brush and drawing Ricky’s attention. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you,” Mom says, shaking Nina’s hand. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The man was shaking a gold-toned watch: it had stopped working and he wanted his money back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked back at Mr. Jacobs, who stood awkwardly, legs shaking. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I felt like shaking him and telling him to quit feeling so sorry for himself, but tonight I didn’t care how David Hull felt. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shoved the wad of cash into the register and brushed my hair back with shaking hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“And that’s the last thing I said,” said Armpit, shaking X-Ray on each word: “Don’t. . . sell. . . the . . . tickets!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

My voice shaking, I told him that I had absolutely no interest in mastering the guitar. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was shaking with anger, but we were outnumbered—didn’t he see that? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, I don’t think so,” he said, his voice shaking a bit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was easy to see that that shook the slave woman up; her face never changed, but her voice was shaking when she said, “You do what you gotta.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

But Moon Orchid kept shaking her head in trembling no’s. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby’s voice snapped me out of the fog, and I realized my hands were shaking. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and went back to shaking sand out of his bag. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” said Hermione again, but he was busy undoing the pouch around his neck, his fingers shaking hard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even the glass jars in the pantry are shaking. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I jammed the gloves and pictures under the waistband of my shorts, then reached for the rest of the buttons with shaking fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simply by walking up and shaking a set of chitterlings or a well-boiled hog maw at them during the clear light of day! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up from my seat and kept shaking my head. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He moved out from behind the counter and approached me, shaking his fist. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. T looked at me and smiled, shaking his head. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The old woman was yelling so loud she was shaking, and Ophie didn’t know what to say. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Like shaking her could stop her body from being limp the way a body is when it has no muscle tone. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1969 it became clear to us that he was living in 1968, because he kept shaking his head over the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I glance at the door, willing it to start shaking from the pounding of Mamita’s desperate fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoulders still shaking, my face still wet, I promised. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By the time it comes over the side, slick and dripping, my arms are shaking from the effort. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My hands ache from holding the rungs, and my legs are shaking, but I’m not sure why. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s like shoveling sand into the sea,” he used to say, sadly shaking his head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur squeezes his eyes shut and he’s shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A wind had risen, moaning through the trees and shaking the tent. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

To his left, Ron was trying to detach his own results; to his right, Hermione’s hands were shaking so much she was making her whole owl tremble.Nobody in the kitchen spoke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My hand is shaking so hard—but I want to leave this record just so the world knows— Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Hey, there,” he said, and his big booming voice bounced around that little garage, practically shaking the saws and shovels right off the walls. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Was that beer in there?” he asked, shaking his head, as she shut the top. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“This is the hittin’est woman in this country,” her son said, shaking the reins. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Agent Jones took it and sipped. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She broke off crossly, for Michael had grasped her skirt in his hands and was shaking her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She was white and she gripped the table with her hands to control her shaking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, there’s nothing to worry about,” he said, shaking out the match. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I told you,” he repeated, shaking a finger in Carter’s direction. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sink down in my seat because my knees are shaking, and stare down at my chicken. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“My name is Kaerva. Might I ask—” “I need a horse,” I said, shaking his hand quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I press my shaking hands tightly together in my lap. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I head to her bedroom and knock lightly, hands shaking. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you are. You’re shaking all over. Your hands are trembling.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad was shaking his head back and forth just as hard and fast as Mr. Bundini was nodding his up and down.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking, gulping mouthfuls of air that never made it to my lungs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I am a nameless and faceless representative of the junior class,” the Colonel answered, shaking Maxx’s hand. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We must not make fun of Mrs. Dudley,” the doctor said and leaned forward, his face in his hands and his shoulders shaking. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” I said to everyone, my voice shaking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Why he was shaking his head so hard, almost like he wanted to put his hands over his ears, when I tried to explain what Erma had been doing to Brian. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They keep shaking their heads and saying, God Almighty and Mother of God, this is desperate. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Then we are still waiting for one, no, two more," the lawyer said, fumbling with his papers, his hands shaking under the strict scrutiny of the judge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He winced and leaned against the wall, shaking with chills. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so sorry,” Mrs. Shannon replied, shaking her head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Master Watson had grabbed his shoulders and was shaking him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z