tremble
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trem·ble
(trĕm′bəl)intr.v. trem·bled, trem·bling, trem·bles
1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake. See Synonyms at shake.
2. To feel fear or anxiety: I tremble at the very thought of it.
3. To vibrate or quiver: leaves trembling in the breeze.
n.
1. The act or state of trembling.
2. trembles A convulsive fit of shaking. Used with the.
3. trembles(used with a sing. verb)
a. Poisoning of domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot or the composite plant Isocoma pluriflora of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, and characterized by muscular tremors and weakening. Also called milk sickness.
b. Any of several other animal diseases characterized by trembling, such as louping ill.
[Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, trembling; see tremulous.]
trem′bler n.
trem′bling·ly adv.
trem′bly adj.
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tremble
(ˈtrɛmbəl)vb (intr)
1. to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver
2. to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver
3. to experience fear or anxiety
n
the act or an instance of trembling
[C14: from Old French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulāre, from Latin tremulus quivering, from tremere to quake]
ˈtrembling adj
ˈtremblingly adv
ˈtrembly adj
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trem•ble
(ˈtrɛm bəl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, or cold; quake; quiver.
2. to be troubled with fear or apprehension.
3. to be tremulous.
n. 4. the act of trembling.
5. trembles, (used with a sing. v.) milk sickness.
[1275–1325; Middle English trem(b)len (v.) < Old French trembler < Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, derivative of Latin tremulus tremulous]
trem′bler, n.
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tremble
- quaver - Came from the now obsolete Middle English quave, "tremble."
- didder, dither - To didder or dither is to tremble or shake.
- tremble - From the Proto Indo-European base trem-, "shake."
- tremendous - Based on Latin tremere, "to tremble."
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tremble
Past participle: trembled
Gerund: trembling
| Imperative |
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| tremble |
| tremble |
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| Noun | 1. |  tremble - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitementinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Verb | 1. |  tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" |
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tremble
verb
noun
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tremble
verb1. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
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Translations
إرْتِجاف، إرْتِعاشيَرْتَجِف، يَرْتَعِشيَرْتَعِدُ
chvěníchvět setřást setřes
rysteskælveskælven
vapista
drhtati
remegés
skjálfaskjálfti, titringur
震える
떨다
drebēttrīcēttrīsas
tresti se
darra
สั่นสะเทือน
titremektitreme
run
tremble
[ˈtrembl]A. N → temblor m
to be all of a tremble → estar tembloroso
she said with a tremble in her voice → dijo con voz temblorosa
to be all of a tremble → estar tembloroso
she said with a tremble in her voice → dijo con voz temblorosa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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tremble
vi (person, hand etc) → zittern (with vor); (voice also) → beben (with vor); (ground, building) → beben, zittern; I tremble to think what might have happened → mir wird angst or ich zittere, wenn ich daran denke, was hätte geschehen können; to tremble for somebody/something → um jdn/etw zittern or bangen
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tremble
[ˈtrɛmbl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tremble
(ˈtrembl) verb to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc. She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.
noun a shudder; a tremor. a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.
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tremble
→ يَرْتَعِدُ třást se skælve zittern τρέμω temblar vapista trembler drhtati tremare 震える 떨다 trillen skjelve zadrżeć tremer дрожать darra สั่นสะเทือน titremek run 颤抖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tremble
n. temblor, estremecimiento, movimiento involuntario oscilatorio;
v. temblar; estremecerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tremble
vi temblarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.