to tremble
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2.5
- verb
- /ˈtrɛmbəl/
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temblar
- The child started to tremble as she walked across the dark, empty hallway.
- hands tremble
- voice trembled
- tremble with fear
It gets myself like, my voice starts to tremble a little bit.
- It gets myself like, my voice starts to tremble a little bit.
- It's more powerful than violence and that means the tyrants have to tremble.
- Princess Courtney's voice trembled as she uttered the word she'd held back for so long.
- And it helps because what anxious people do when they're anxious, they sweat, they'll get a rash, they'll tremble, their words won't come out right.
- And she says, he says in this life there really are mortals oppressed by unfounded fear of the gods and trembling at the impending doom.
- His tombstone is inscribed by the words When I rise from the dead, the whole world shall tremble.
- The woman though she was, her hand never trembled as she fought for my cause, the cause of chastity with heavenly boldness.
- I the way I remember it, the whole house seemed to tremble and my father came out and answered the door and literally at gunpoint.
- Your world, I, your speck tremble remembering money.
- You make my boondongle tremble like Cookie Monster in a butt factory.
Examples
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"You want to talk about the issue?" he said, his voice trembling with indignation.
Fiction book (1990) -
He told me what he thought about the Party and I trembled for him.
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"If I tremble with the cold," he said, "my enemies will say it was from fear.
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They tremble, too scared to speak.
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When you're close, I just tremble every time.
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Suddenly, the boy was struck dumb; he trembled and began to run on his hands and feet.
Academic text (1998) -
Well, I think I'm trembling with joy.
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You are trembling.
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Why are you trembling?
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Princess Courtney's voice trembled as she uttered the word she'd held back for so long.
Synonyms
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1.2
To shake slightly because of cold, fear or excitement
85
3.7
To shake suddenly because you feel cold, afraid, or very upset
12
4.8
To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way
3
4.6
To tremble a lot because you are afraid, nervous, or cold
2
4.6
To shake or move quickly because you are nervous
1
7.4
To tremble because you are afraid
To shake slightly, often because of cold or strong feeling
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tremble comes from the old Latin verb tremere, which means 'to shake'. It shares the same root as tremor, so to tremble is to shake a little, often from fear, cold, or excitement.