TREMBLE

tremble, shiver, shake

(noun) a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

tremble

(verb) move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; “His hands were trembling when he signed the document”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Tremble (plural Trembles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tremble is the 21157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1241 individuals. Tremble is most common among White (48.51%) and Black/African American (45.85%) individuals.

Etymology

Verb

tremble (third-person singular simple present trembles, present participle trembling, simple past and past participle trembled)

(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

(intransitive, figurative) To fear; to be afraid.

Noun

tremble (plural trembles)

A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Source: Wiktionary


Trem"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trembling.] Etym: [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. trimti. Cf. Tremulous, Tremor.]

1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal. I tremble still with fear. Shak. Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden.

2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. Milton.

3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.

Trem"ble, n.

Definition: An involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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