to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite

to stand tall; to tower aloft

to shrug one's shoulders

erect; towering; to stand tall

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds

to startle sb with scary tale

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper