tremble
verb
trem·ble
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trembled;
trembling\ ˈtrem-b(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of tremble
(Entry 1 of 2)
tremble
nounDefinition of tremble (Entry 2 of 2)
2
trembles plural in form but singular in construction
: severe poisoning of livestock and especially cattle by a toxic alcohol present in a snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and rayless goldenrod that is characterized especially by muscular tremors, weakness, and constipation
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Other Words from tremble
Verb
trembler
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noun
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Examples of tremble in a Sentence
Verb
His arms and legs began to tremble. My voice trembled as I began to speak. I opened the letter with trembling hands. The house trembled as the big truck drove by.Noun
with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
These people are not so much angry as terrified, with the kind of terror that makes knees tremble. — David Remnick, The New Yorker, "What Toni Morrison Understood About Hate," 9 Aug. 2019 Like an earthquake, the ground shook and trembled violently. — John D'anna, azcentral, "A young engineer trainee found himself at the Apollo 11 launch with Barry Goldwater," 16 July 2019 The book's ending leaves mortals trembling on the precipice of post-human greatness. — Paul Di Filippo, Dallas News, "In Neal Stephenson's 'Fall,' there is life after death," 18 June 2019 These people are not so much angry as terrified, with the kind of terror that makes knees tremble. — NBC News, "Toni Morrison defended, championed and chastised presidents," 6 Aug. 2019 These people are not so much angry as terrified, with the kind of terror that makes knees tremble. — Adam Epstein, Quartz, "Read Toni Morrison’s prescient essay about white supremacist violence and Trump," 6 Aug. 2019 By the time Legacy reached the net, her whole body was trembling. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, "Get a First Look at Kobe Bryant's Upcoming Young Adult Novel Legacy and The Queen," 26 July 2019 As the house trembled, Law tried to get her sons out. — Holly Yan, CNN, "A California mom fled the quakes with her special-needs sons -- twice. Now she says 'I'm done'," 8 July 2019 The slender necklace was trembling on her smooth brown throat. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "“Just Keep Going North”," 5 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Alexis Taylor croons in a high, understanding tremble, and Joe Goddard offers plummy, sad ballast. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Hot Chip Hones the Meaning of ‘Ecstasy’," 25 June 2019 The faint signal, which came on April 6, is the first tremble that scientists believe comes from the Martian interior, rather than from surface forces, such as wind. — National Geographic, "First 'marsquake' detected by NASA lander," 23 Apr. 2019 Instead, its trembles are thought to come from the slow cooling of the planet over time, which causes the orb to contract and develop fractures on its surface. — National Geographic, "First 'marsquake' detected by NASA lander," 23 Apr. 2019 Feel a tremble in your stomach, in your chest, in your fingertips. — Shelly Oria, Longreads, "How to Be Single," 2 July 2018 The 28-year-old record for NCAA tournament 3-point shots, the 21 by Loyola Marymount in 1990 against Michigan, began a rare tremble. — Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, "An efficiency of movement: Villanova's offense takes over," 1 Apr. 2018 The researchers have installed a complex network of sensors that monitor Mayon’s every tremble and burp and are using their vast amounts of knowledge garnered from past events to interpret the volcano’s every shiver. — Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, "Geology Makes the Mayon Volcano Visually Spectacular—And Dangerously Explosive," 19 Jan. 2018 The 17-year-old says nothing, but his lower lip trembles. — Washington Post, "The story must be told.," 3 Nov. 2017 For the yellow sun of its belly and the sugar-drunk bee that pulls us with it into this tremble of gold petals. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Loss And Affirmation: The Poems Of Julia Morris Paul," 18 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tremble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tremble
tremble
verb
English Language Learners Definition of tremble
: to shake slightly because you are afraid, nervous, excited, etc.
: to shake slightly because of some force
somewhat formal
: to be afraid or nervous
See the full definition for tremble in the English Language Learners Dictionary
tremble
verb
trem·ble
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trembled;
trembling
Kids Definition of tremble
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to shake without control (as from fear or cold) : shiver
2
: to move, sound, or happen as if shaken
My voice trembled. Just at this moment Stuart … felt the whole ship tremble … with the force of the collision.— E. B. White, Stuart Little
3
: to have strong fear or doubt
I tremble to think of what might happen.
tremble
noun