tremble

trem·ble  (trmbl)

intr.v. trem·bled, trem·bling, trem·bles

1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake. See Synonyms at shake.

2. To feel fear or anxiety: I tremble at the very thought of it.

3. To vibrate or quiver: leaves trembling in the breeze.

n.

1. The act or state of trembling.

2. A convulsive fit of shaking. Often used in the plural with the.

3. trembles (used with a sing. verb)

a. An infectious viral disease of sheep that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus and affects the nervous system, causing galloping and trotting by little leaps and often prolonged trembling. Also called louping ill.

b. Poisoning of domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod and characterized by muscular tremors and weakening. Also called milk sickness.

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[Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Vulgar Latin *tremulre, from Latin tremulus, trembling; see tremulous.]

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trembler n.

trembling·ly adv.

trembly adj.

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tremble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to shake with short slight movements: her hands trembled uncontrollably, he felt the ground trembling beneath him

2. to experience fear or anxiety: his parents trembled with apprehension about his future

3. (of the voice) to sound uncertain or unsteady, for instance through pain or emotion

Noun

the act or an instance of trembling [Latin tremere]

trembling adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tremble - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement shiver, shake inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Verb	1.	tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" shiver, shudder, thrill, throb - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement quake, quiver, palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

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tremble

verb 1. shake, shiver, quake, shudder, quiver, teeter, totter, quake in your boots, shake in your boots or shoes

verb 2. vibrate, rock, shake, quake, wobble, oscillate

noun 3. shake, shiver, quake, shudder, wobble, tremor, quiver, vibration, oscillation

Translations

tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vi → temblar

tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vi → trembler

tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vi [voice, body, trees] → zittern; [ground] → beben

tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vi → tremare; [machine] → vibrare

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tremble

v tremble [ˈtrembl]

to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.beweيَرْتَجِف، يَرْتَعِشтреперяchvět serystezitternτρέμωtemblarvärisemaلرزیدنtäristätremblerלִרעוֹדकांपनाdrhtatireszketmenggigilskjálfatremare震える떨(리)다drebėti, virpėtitrīcēt; drebētmenggigilrillenskjelve, sitre, ristedrżećtremera tre­muraдрожатьchvieť sadrgetatidrhtatidarra, skaka, skälvaสั่นtitremek哆嗦тремтіти, дрижатиکانپنا، لرزناrun哆嗦

n

a shudder; a tremor a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.bewingإرْتِجاف، إرْتِعاشтреперене(za)chvění, třesskælvendas Zitternτρεμούλα, δόνησηtemblorvärin, võbinلرزشvapinatremblementרְעִידָהकम्पनdrhtanje, drhtajremegésgetaranskjálfti, titringurtremito震え떨림drebėjimas, virpėjimastrīsasgegarantrillingskjelving, sitringwstrząstremortremurдрожание(za)chvenietresenjedrhtanjedarrning, skakning, skälvningการสั่นtitreme顫抖дрож; тремтінняکپکيsự run颤抖