quake with (an emotion)
quake with (an emotion)
To tremble or shake as a result of some intense emotion. The sight would make even the most stalwart quaked with terror. Her voice quaked with shame as she recounted what happened. He was quaking with anger as he listened to the report.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
quake with something
to shake as with fear, terror, etc. Alice was quaking with fear as the door slowly opened. Todd quaked with terror when he saw the vicious dog at the door.
See also: quake
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- quake with
- quail with (an emotion)
- quiver with
- quiver with (something)
- get the shakes
- have the shakes
- shake in (one's) boots
- shake in boots
- knock (one's) knees together
- knock knees together