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[syn: tremble, shiver, shake]
VERB (1)
1. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways;
- Example: "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, n.
An involuntary shaking or quivering.
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I am all of a tremble when I think of it. --W. Black.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Trembling.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling,
tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. ?,
Lith. 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.
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I tremble still with fear. --Shak.
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Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. --Dryden.
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2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
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The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top
Shall tremble. --Milton.
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3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the
voice trembles.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tremble
n 1: a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn:
tremble, shiver, shake]
v 1: move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or
sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the
document"