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tremor

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trem·or  (trmr)
n.
1. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.
2. A trembling or quivering effect: a tremor of aspen leaves.
3. An involuntary trembling or quivering, as from nervous agitation or weakness.
4. A nervous quiver or thrill: felt a tremor of joy.
5. A state or feeling of nervous agitation or tension.
6. A tremulous sound; a quaver.

[Middle English, terror, from Old French, from Latin, a trembling, from tremere, to tremble.]

tremor
Noun
1. an involuntary shudder or vibration: the slight tremor of excitement
2. a minor earthquake [Latin]

tremor  (trmr)
1. A relatively minor seismic shaking or vibrating movement. Tremors often precede larger earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
2. An involuntary shaking or trembling of the head or extremities that can be idiopathic or associated with any of various medical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tremortremor - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating
2.tremortremor - a small earthquake                  
earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake
3.tremortremor - shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration, shaking, palpitation, quiver - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
essential tremor - tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control
paralysis agitans, Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, shaking palsy - a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
Verb1.tremortremor - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

tremor
noun 2. earthquake, shock, quake (informal) tremblor U.S. (informal)
Translations
tremor [ˈtrɛməʳ] ntemblor m (also: earth tremor) → temblor m de tierra

tremor [ˈtrɛməʳ] ntremblement m;
(also: earth tremor) → secousse f sismique

tremor [ˈtrɛməʳ] nZittern nt;
(also: earth tremor) → Beben nt, Erschütterung f

tremor [trɛməʳ] ntremore m; tremito;
(also: earth tremor) → scossa sismica

tremor
n tremor [ˈtremə]
a shaking or quivering Earth tremors (= slight earthquakes) were felt in Sicily yesterday. bewing هَزَّه، رَجْفَه треперене otřes, záchvěv rystelse; jordrystelse das Beben δόνηση temblor värisemine لرزه؛ ارتعاش tärinä tremblement רַעַד, רְעִידָה कम्पन podrhtavanje gyenge (föld)rengés getaran (jarð)skjálfti tremore 震動 떨림, 진동 drebėjimas apakšzemes grūdieni gegaran beving skjelving, risting; (jord)skjelv wstrząs tremor trepidaţie; tremur толчки otras tresenje podrhtavanje tla skalv, skälvning, skakning การสั่นไหว titreme, ürperme, sarsıntı 震動 тремтіння, дрижання تھرتھراہٹ، لرزہ sự run


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After a time he observed that the Elephant shook his ears very often, and he inquired what was the matter and why his ears moved with such a tremor every now and then.
In fact, a chill tremor went through me as I realised that, to all intent, I was at length respectably settled down, with quite a considerable retrospect of happy married life.
The old lady could not hide a tremor in her voice when she said:
 
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