TREMBLINGLY
Etymology
From trembling (present participle of tremble) + -ly.
Adverb
tremblingly (comparative more tremblingly, superlative most tremblingly)
In a trembling manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TREMBLING
Trem"bling, a.
Definition: Shaking; tottering; quivering.
– Trem"bling*ly, adv. Trembling poplar (Bot.), the aspen.
TREMBLE
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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