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