No. 7,304 in Dutch
beven
"Beven" means "to tremble" or "to shake" in English.
In a sentence
De aarde begon te beven tijdens de aardbeving.
The earth began to shake during the earthquake.
In this sentence, the verb 'beven' is used to mean shaking or trembling in context to a physical occurrence involving the earth during an earthquake.
Hij kon niet ophouden te beven omdat het heel koud was.
He couldn't stop trembling because it was very cold.
Here, 'beven' expresses a personal physiological reaction, trembling due to experiencing cold.
Haar stem begon te beven van emotie terwijl ze sprak.
Her voice started to tremble with emotion as she spoke.
In this example, 'beven' relates to a voice trembling as an emotional reaction.
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