
15-Sep-2007, 16:14
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Re: Shiver, tremble, shake, quiver, shudder and quake Quote:
Originally Posted by teia_petrescu | Just an example of common usage of the words. - I shivered in intense cold.
- I trembled with fear.
- I shook him up from his slumber.
- I shudder to think what can happen if this web site was no longer there.
- The intensity of the quake was moderate.
- A quiver ran through the people when the elephant ran amok.
I guess the words may not be interchangeable in the above sentences.  |