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tremor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɛmə/ (UK)
  • /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ (pin-pen-merger)
  • /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/ (obsolete)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

Meanings

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    • She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
  2. A shake, quiver, or vibration. ▸ A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
    • The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.
  3. An earthquake.
    • Did you feel the tremor this morning?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tremour alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tremors Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tremordominant · harmonic tremor · tremorgram · tremorful · night tremor · tremorogenic · tremorlike · tremology · tremorous · tremorgenic · antitremor · microtremor · essential tremor · tremorine · earth tremor · tremorgraph · tremorgraphy · tremorless

Translations (112)

bg леко земетресение (earthquake) · eo sismo (earthquake) · fi tärinä (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · hu rázkódás (earthquake) · pt tremor (shake, quiver, or vibration) · bg потръпване (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ga creathán talún (earthquake) · sv skalv (earthquake) · sv skakning (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ne भूकम्प (earthquake) · fr tremblement (shake, quiver, or vibration) · cs otřes (earthquake) · cmn 震顫 /震颤 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · fr tremblement de terre (earthquake) · fi väreily (shake, quiver, or vibration) · eo tertremo (earthquake) · cmn 震動 /震动 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · wa tronnaedje (shake, quiver, or vibration) · fr trépidation (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ko 지진 (earthquake) · ja 地震 (earthquake) · cmn 顫抖 /颤抖 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · grc τρόμος (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · fr secousse sismique (earthquake) · it terremoto (earthquake) · hu reszketés (shake, quiver, or vibration) · sh potres (earthquake) · eo seismo (earthquake) · cmn 哆嗦 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ru дрожь (shake, quiver, or vibration) · scn trimuri (shake, quiver, or vibration) · pl drżenie (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · ga crith (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · de Erdbeben (earthquake) · vi sự run rẩy (earthquake) · egl termarìa (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ga creathán (shake, quiver, or vibration) · la tremor (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ja 震顫 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · mi rūpaku (earthquake) · cmn 發抖 /发抖 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · cmn 顫慄 /颤栗 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · cmn 震動 /震动 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · ht tranbleman (shake, quiver, or vibration) · hu rengés (earthquake) · cmn 顫抖 /颤抖 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · cs třes (shake, quiver, or vibration) · hu remegés (shake, quiver, or vibration) · fr trépidation (earthquake) · grc σεισμός (earthquake) · it tremore (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · pt tremor (earthquake) · gl tremor (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ja 振戦 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · haw ōlaʻi (earthquake) · el τρεμούλα (shake, quiver, or vibration) · la tremor (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · egl tarmarî (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ja 振顫 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · fur trimôr (shake, quiver, or vibration) · sv jordskalv (earthquake) · pl wstrząs (earthquake) · fi vavahtelu (shake, quiver, or vibration) · cmn 震顫 /震颤 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · egl taramòt (earthquake) · pl tremor (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · it tremore (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ko 떨림 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · es temblor (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ne कम्पन (earthquake) · cmn 哆嗦 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · el ρίγος (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ru сотрясе́ние (earthquake) · bg тремор (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · el σεισμός (earthquake) · fr tremblement (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · fi maan vavahtelu (earthquake) · fa لرزش (shake, quiver, or vibration) · de Tremor (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · cmn 顫慄 /颤栗 (shake, quiver, or vibration) · hu lökés (earthquake) · fr trémulation (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · egl tarmarìa (shake, quiver, or vibration) · egl tarmarôla (shake, quiver, or vibration) · az təkan (earthquake) · fi tärinä (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ccc ka'nakosilo (shake, quiver, or vibration) · la terrae mōtus (earthquake) · ja 揺れ (shake, quiver, or vibration) · cmn 地震 (earthquake) · cmn 發抖 /发抖 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · ru толчки́ (earthquake) · cs otřes (shake, quiver, or vibration) · de Beben (earthquake) · hu remegés (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · qu pacha kuyuy (earthquake) · mi ngāueue (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ko 진전 (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · mi wheoi (shake, quiver, or vibration) · ja 震え (shake, quiver, or vibration) · fi vapina (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · fr trépidation (uncontrollable bodily shaking) · wa tronna (shake, quiver, or vibration) · fr trémor (earthquake) · egl teremòt (earthquake) · pl drżenie (shake, quiver, or vibration) · mba linog (earthquake) · ru дрожа́ние (shake, quiver, or vibration) · de Zittern (shake, quiver, or vibration) · qu allpa chukchuy (earthquake) · es temblor (earthquake) · az yeraltı təkan (earthquake)

tremor en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɛmə/ (UK)
  • /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ (pin-pen-merger)
  • /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/ (obsolete)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

Meanings

  1. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
    • The ground tremored under their big boots. 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 17, in Small Island, London: Review, page 188:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tremoring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tremors Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tremour alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tremored Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tremored Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

tremoring

Translations (19)

fi väreillä (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · el ριγώ (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · hu remeg (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · cmn 哆嗦 (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · el τρέμω (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · pt tremer (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · de zittern (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · ru дрожа́ть (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · mi ngāueue (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · sv skaka (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · hu reszket (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · fi värähdellä (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · fr trembler (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · ru трясти́сь (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · cmn 顫抖 /颤抖 (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · mi ngaue (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · fi vavahdella (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · pl drżeć (to shake or quiver; to tremble) · ja 震える (to shake or quiver; to tremble)