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tremble

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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.

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

trembler n.
trembling·ly adv.
trembly adj.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trembletremble - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Verb1.trembletremble - 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"

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

tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vitemblar
tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vitrembler
tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vi [voice, body, trees] → zittern; [ground] → beben
tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] vitremare; [machine] → vibrare

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

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The tops of the high mountains tremble and the tangled wood echoes awesomely with the outcry of beasts: earthquakes and the sea also where fishes shoal.
There shrines and palaces and towers(Time-eaten towers that tremble not
To-morrow, I shall fetch her from Churchhill, and let Maria Mainwaring tremble for the consequence.
 
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