trembling

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trembling - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" quivering, shakiness, shaking, vibration, palpitation, quiver motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" tremolo - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones tremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
Adj.	1.	trembling - vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" shivering, shaky unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

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trembling noun

Related words
fear tremophobia

Translations

trembling [ˈtremblɪŋ]

A. ADJ → tembloroso

B. N → temblor m, estremecimiento m

trembling [ˈtrɛmblɪŋ]

n → tremblement m

adj → tremblant(e)
with trembling fingers → d'une main tremblante

trembling

adj hands → zitternd; voice, lip also → bebend

n (of person, hand) → Zittern nt; (of voice, ground, building also) → Beben nt

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trembling:

trembling grass

n → Zittergras nt

trembling poplar

n → Zitterpappel f, → Espe f

trembling [ˈtrɛmblɪŋ]

1. adj → tremante

2. n → tremore m, tremito

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trembling [ˈtrɛmblɪŋ]

1. adj → tremante

2. n → tremore m, tremito