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   Trem·ble

   /ˈtremb(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty: "Isobel was trembling with excitement" Similar shakeshake like a leafquivertwitchpalpitatequaverwaverrare:tremorquave
   • ▪ (of a person's voice) sound unsteady or hesitant: "her voice trembled as she described how much she missed him" Similar shakeshake like a leafquivertwitchpalpitatequaverwaverrare:tremorquave
   • ▪ (of a structure or area of land) shake or quiver slightly: "the earth trembled beneath their feet" Similar shakeshudderjudderwobblerockvibratemoveswaytotterteeter
   • ▪ be in a state of extreme apprehension: "I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these" Similar be afraidbe fearfulbe filled with fearbe frightenedbe apprehensiveworrybe anxiousbe in a state of anxietyshake in one's shoesquailshrink fromblench fromblanch frominformal:be in a blue funkbe all of a tremblebe all of a quiver

   noun

   • 1. a trembling feeling, movement, or sound: "there was a slight tremble in his voice"
   • 2. a physical or emotional condition marked by trembling.
   • ▪ another term for milk sickness

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French trembler, from medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus (see tremulous).

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