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- DictionaryTrem·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"
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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English trem‧ble /ˈtrembəl/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry. tremble with anger/fear etc Greene was on his feet now, his body trembling with rage. 2 to shake s...
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun tremble mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tremble. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
Definition of tremble. as in to quiver. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. quiver. vibrate. fluctuate. oscillate. palpitate. throb. pulsate. pulse. pit-a-pat. beat. pitter-patter. tremble. 2 of 2. noun. as in shudder. an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow. Synonyms & Similar Words.
noun. /ˈtrɛmbl/ [countable, usually singular] (also trem‧bling [countable, uncountable]) a feeling, movement or sound of trembling a tremble of fear She tried to control the trembling in her legs. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. “ trembling hands” synonyms: quivery, shaky, shivering. unsteady. subject to change or variation. noun. a shaky motion. synonyms: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, vibration. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/ UK.
Advertisement. View definitions for tremble. tremble. verb as in shake, vibrate. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. flutter. quiver. shiver. shudder. throb. wobble. Strong matches. jar. jitter. oscillate. palpitate. quake. quaver. rock. teeter. totter. tremor. Weak match. have the shakes. Discover More. Example Sentences.
to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness: I was trembling with fear, panicking that I had not made the right decision. At her side Michael trembled uncontrollably. He was so distraught he could not speak. I could see them coming for me.
