'Tremble' definitions:
Definition of 'tremble'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Tremble'
From: GCIDE
- Tremble \Trem"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trembling.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. trimti. Cf. Tremulous, Tremor.]
- 1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal. [1913 Webster]
- I tremble still with fear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tremble'
From: GCIDE
- Tremble \Trem"ble\, n. An involuntary shaking or quivering. [1913 Webster]
- I am all of a tremble when I think of it. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tremble'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all-overs,
- be cold,
- Bebung,
- bob,
- bobble,
- bounce,
- bump,
- chatter,
- chill,
- cold shivers,
- cold sweat,
- cower,
- didder,
- disquiet,
- disquietude,
- dither,
- dithers,
- dodder,
- falter,
- fidget,
- fidgetiness,
- fidgets,
- flip out,
- flutter,
- freak out on,
- freeze,
- freeze to death,
- get high on,
- glow,
- go pitapat,
- grimace,
- grow cold,
- halt,
- have a chill,
- have an ague,
- have goose pimples,
- have the fidgets,
- have the jitters,
- have the shakes,
- heave,
- heaving,
- heebie-jeebies,
- horripilate,
- hustle,
- inquietude,
- jactitate,
- jar,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jimjams,
- jitter,
- jitters,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- jumps,
- limp,
- lose heat,
- palpitate,
- palpitation,
- pant,
- panting,
- perish with cold,
- pitapat,
- pitter-patter,
- quail,
- quake,
- quaking,
- quaver,
- quavering,
- quiver,
- quivering,
- quivers,
- restlessness,
- rictus,
- rock,
- shake,
- shake all over,
- shakes,
- shaking,
- shiver,
- shivers,
- shock,
- shrink,
- shudder,
- squirm,
- sweat,
- swell,
- swell with emotion,
- teeter,
- thrill,
- thrill to,
- throb,
- throbbing,
- tic,
- tingle,
- tingle with excitement,
- toss,
- toss and turn,
- totter,
- trembles,
- trembling,
- tremolando,
- tremolant,
- tremolo,
- tremor,
- trepidation,
- trepidity,
- trill,
- trillet,
- trilleto,
- trillo,
- tumble,
- turn on to,
- twist and turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- unrest,
- vibrate,
- vibration,
- vibrato,
- wiggle,
- willies,
- wince,
- wobble,
- wriggle,
- writhe