tremor
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tremor
- /ˈtɹɛmə/ UK
- /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ US
- /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ pin pen merger
- /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/ obsolete
Sounds like trimmer · Rhymes with -ɛmə(ɹ), -ɪmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.
noun tremors · tremour
- A shake, quiver, or vibration. She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
- 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.
- An earthquake. Did you feel the tremor this morning?
verb tremors · tremoring · tremored · tremour
- To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble. The ground tremored under their big boots.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quake, quivering, trembling, shaking, shakiness, shudder, vibration, quiver, palpitation, microseism, earth tremor, shiver, jolt, shake, shock, bump
Translations
Every language
noun shake, quiver, or vibration
| Español | temblor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 떨림 tteollim |
| 日本語 | 震え furue, 揺れ yure |
| 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, 震動 /震动 zhèndòng |
| Português | tremor |
| Français | tremblement, trépidation |
| Deutsch | Zittern |
| Italiano | tremore |
| Ελληνικά | τρεμούλα tremoúla, ρίγος rígos |
| Русский | дрожь drožʹ, дрожа́ние drožánije |
noun uncontrollable bodily shaking
| 한국어 | 진전 jinjeon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 振戦, 震顫, 振顫 shinsen |
| 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, 震動 /震动 zhèndòng |
| Français | trémulation, tremblement, trépidation |
| Deutsch | Tremor |
| Italiano | tremore |
noun earthquake
| Español | temblor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지진 jijin |
| 日本語 | 地震 |
| 中文 | 地震 dìzhèn |
| Português | tremor |
| Français | tremblement de terre, secousse sismique, trémor, trépidation |
| Deutsch | Beben, Erdbeben |
| Italiano | terremoto |
| Ελληνικά | σεισμός seismós |
| Русский | сотрясе́ние sotrjasénije, толчки́ tolčkí |
| Tiếng Việt | sự run rẩy |
Talk about this word "tremor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tremor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tremor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tremor "tremor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tremor.Cite this
@misc{tremor_2026,
title = {tremor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tremor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
