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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
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A shake, quiver, or vibration.
Forms
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
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(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:
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(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
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)