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
Tremble (plural Trembles)
A surname.
• 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.
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.
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
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
