Anagram Solver

Definitions for Tremble

[1] to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
[2] to be troubled with fear or apprehension.
[3] (of things) to be affected with vibratory motion.
[4] to be tremulous, as light or sound: His voice trembled.
[5] the act of trembling.
[6] a state or fit of trembling.
[7] trembles, (used with a singular verb ) Pathology . milk sickness. Veterinary Pathology . a toxic condition of cattle and sheep caused by the eating of white snakeroot and characterized by muscular tremors.
[8] to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver
[9] to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver
[10] to experience fear or anxiety
[11] the act or an instance of trembling

Words related to Tremble

quiver, throb, wobble, shudder, shiver, flutter, totter, palpitate, teeter, jar, quake, rock, tremor, quaver, oscillate, jitter

Words nearby Tremble

trellised, trelliswork, trematoda, trematode, trematodiasis, tremble, trembler, trembles, trembling poplar, trembly, tremendous

Origin of Tremble

1275–1325; Middle English trem(b)len (v.) < Old French trembler < Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, derivative of Latin tremulus tremulous

Other words from Tremble

trem·bling·ly , adverb
un·trem·bling , adjective
un·trem·bling·ly , adverb

Word origin for Tremble

C14: from Old French trembler , from Medieval Latin tremulāre , from Latin tremulus quivering, from tremere to quake

Synonyms for Tremble

flutter, quiver, shiver, shudder, throb, wobble, jar, jitter, oscillate, palpitate, quake, quaver, rock, teeter, totter, tremor, have the shakes