a-shakeadv.
/əˈʃeɪk/ ‘On the shake,’ shaking.
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adverb] > in a shuddering manner
quakingly1566
shiveringly1825
a-shake1856
shudderfully1872
aquake1875
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh v. 209 Like wild swans hid in lilies all a-shake.
1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone (ed. 12) iii. 18 I felt his lips and teeth shaking.
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