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tremble en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

Etymology

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).

Meanings

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
trembles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tremble dance

Translations (27)

it tremore (a shake) · izh väry (a shake) · ja 震え (a shake) · mi korohāwini (a shake) · tpi guria (a shake) · ru дрожа́ние (a shake) · ckb لەرزە (a shake) · bg трепет (a shake) · hy դող (a shake) · bg треперене (a shake) · cmn 發抖 /发抖 (a shake) · ca tremolor (a shake) · gl tremor (a shake) · fr tremblement (a shake) · es temblor (a shake) · cmn 顫抖 /颤抖 (a shake) · fr vibration (a shake) · cmn 震顫 /震颤 (a shake) · cmn 顫慄 /颤栗 (a shake) · yi ציטער (a shake) · ru дрожь (a shake) · de Zittern (a shake) · cmn 哆嗦 (a shake) · fi värinä (a shake) · ar رَجْفَة (a shake) · es temblequera (a shake) · pt tremor (a shake)

tremble en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

Etymology

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
    • The dog was trembling from being in the cold weather all day.
    • Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears
    • Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To fear; to be afraid.
    • Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 2:19:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
trembled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
trembled Tense=Past lexicographic
trembles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
trembling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

tremble and obey · trembly · tremblesome · atremble · knee-tremble

Synonyms

quail

Translations (132)

ang bifian (to shake) · az titrəmək (to shake) · scn trimari (to shake) · bg тръпна (to be afraid) · ary اترعد (to shake) · sq tund (to shake) · tpi guria (to shake) · fur fremi (to shake) · cmn 顫慄 /颤栗 (to shake) · mi ngāueue (to shake) · sk triasť sa (to shake) · gl tremer (to shake) · bg опасявам се (to be afraid) · cic yollichi (to shake) · wa triyaner (to shake) · tr ürpermek (to shake) · yi ציטערן (to shake) · tr titremek (to shake) · ja 震える (to shake) · mi rūrūtaina (to shake) · sh дрхтати (to shake) · fr trembler (to shake) · dsb rdžaś (to shake) · hi काँपना (to shake) · fur balitâ (to shake) · ko 떨다 (to shake) · th สั่น (to shake) · cs třást se (to shake) · vi run (to shake) · wa tronner (to shake) · sh drhtati (to shake) · hu remeg (to shake) · ar اِخْتَلَجَ (to shake) · mi rūrūtaina (to be afraid) · got 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (to shake) · hu reszket (to shake) · ro tremura (to shake) · sc tremulai (to shake) · lb zidderen (to shake) · ckb لەرزین (to shake) · fur trimâ (to shake) · ca tremolar (to shake) · cmn 震顫 /震颤 (to shake) · fi väristä (to shake) · es temblar (to shake) · sc tremuài (to shake) · sc trimulare (to shake) · acm رَجَفْ (to shake) · ga creath (to shake) · ruq trimur (to shake) · acm اِرْتَجَفْ (to shake) · izh värissä (to shake) · sa वेप॑ते (to shake) · oc tremolar (to shake) · fr trembler (to be afraid) · fi täristä (to shake) · az titrəmək (to be afraid) · vec tremołar (to shake) · gl treinar (to shake) · bg трептя (to shake) · crh qaltıramaq (to shake) · ttt lərzilən (to shake) · mr थरथरणे (to shake) · scn siri scantatu (to be afraid) · rup treambur (to shake) · ru дрожа́ть (to shake) · rup treamur (to shake) · lv trīcēt (to shake) · alt тырлаар (to shake) · uk тремті́ти (to shake) · grc τρέμω (to shake) · cy crynu (to shake) · qu chuhchuy (to shake) · ktu kulenga (to shake) · te అదురు (to shake) · es tiritar (to shake) · la tremō (to shake) · vec tremar (to shake) · cmn 發抖 /发抖 (to shake) · mi whakaruerue (to shake) · cmn 顫抖 /颤抖 (to shake) · ltg treisēt (to shake) · pt agitar vigorosamente (to shake) · nb dirre (to shake) · mk трепери (to shake) · tly larze (to shake) · de zittern (to shake) · pt tremer (to shake) · cs chvět se (to shake) · fur trimulâ (to shake) · vi rung (to shake) · el τρέμω (to shake) · sq tremb (to be afraid) · gl buligar (to shake) · it tremare (to shake) · mi kūnāwiri (to shake) · uk труси́тися (to shake) · scn trantulijari (to be afraid) · ktu lenga (to shake) · sv darra (to shake) · hy դողալ (to shake) · es sacudir (to shake) · sl tresti se (to shake) · izh hötissä (to shake) · sl drhteti (to shake) · ru трясти́сь (to shake) · es titiritar (to shake) · ur کانپنا (to shake) · sc tremulare (to shake) · sk chvieť sa (to shake) · ga creathnaigh (to shake) · it tremolare (to shake) · nb skjelve (to shake) · ru трепета́ть (to shake) · tg ларзидан (to shake) · nrf tremblier (to shake) · scn trantulijari (to shake) · be дрыжа́ць (to shake) · nb frykte (to be afraid) · fr vibrer (to shake) · es rilar (to shake) · bg треперя (to shake) · ar اِرْتَجَفَ (to shake) · okm 드러〮치다〮 (to shake) · ta நடுங்கு (to shake) · nl beven (to shake) · pam karug (to shake) · cmn 哆嗦 (to shake) · eo tremi (to shake) · chr ᎤᎾᏫᎠ (to shake) · fa لرزیدن (to shake) · pl drżeć (to shake)