tremble
noun
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L329578 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to shake involuntarily as with fear or other emotion, cold, or weakness; to quake, quiver, shiver.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).
- A shake, quiver, or vibration.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).
- To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
“Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears”
“The dog was trembling from being in the cold weather all day.”
- To fear; to be afraid.
“Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.”