TREMOR

tremor, shudder

(noun) an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

tremor, earth tremor, microseism

(noun) a small earthquake

tremor

(noun) shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

tremor, quake

(verb) shake with seismic vibrations; “The earth was quaking”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tremor (plural tremors)

A shake, quiver, or vibration.

A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.

An earthquake.

Verb

tremor (third-person singular simple present tremors, present participle tremoring, simple past and past participle tremored)

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

Anagrams

• remort, termor

Source: Wiktionary


Tre"mor, n. Etym: [L., from tremere to tremble. See Tremble, v.]

Definition: A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old. He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints. Harvey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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