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Vinony

tremor

verb

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noun

  1. ground vibration
  2. involuntary muscle movement
  3. act or process of muscles shaking or moving involuntarily
  4. act or process of earth shaking or vibrating weakly
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmə/ / /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ / /ˈtɹɪmɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

    “She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.”

  2. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

    “The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.”

  3. An earthquake.

    “Did you feel the tremor this morning?”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

  1. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

    “The ground tremored under their big boots.”