tremble
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tremble¹
- /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/
Where it comes from
From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).
verb trembles · trembling · trembled
- To shake, quiver, or vibrate. Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears
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To fear; to be afraid.
Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.
Similar: quail
noun trembles
- A shake, quiver, or vibration.
Tremble²
proper noun Trembles
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shiver, didder, shake, quake, shudder, rattle, fear, quiver, twitch, aspen, alice, vibrate, convulse, palpitate, tremor, wobble
Translations
Every language
verb to shake
| Español | temblar, sacudir, tiritar, titiritar, rilar |
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| 한국어 | 떨다 tteolda |
| 日本語 | 震える furueru |
| 中文 | 哆嗦 duōsuo, 顫抖 /颤抖 chàndǒu or zhàndǒu, 發抖 /发抖 fādǒu, 顫慄 /颤栗 zhànlì, 震顫 /震颤 zhènchàn |
| हिन्दी | काँपना kā̃pnā |
| Português | tremer, agitar vigorosamente |
| Français | trembler, vibrer |
| Deutsch | zittern |
| Italiano | tremare, tremolare |
| Ελληνικά | τρέμω trémo |
| Română | tremura |
| Русский | дрожа́ть drožátʹ, трясти́сь trjastísʹ, трепета́ть trepetátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | run, rung |
| العربية | اِخْتَلَجَ iḵtalaja, اِرْتَجَفَ irtajafa |
verb to be afraid
| Français | trembler |
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title = {tremble},
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