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tremble

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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verb

  1. to shake involuntarily as with fear or other emotion, cold, or weakness; to quake, quiver, shiver.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

name

  1. 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).

  1. 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).

  1. 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.

  2. To fear; to be afraid.

    Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.