English Dictionary
Definition of “tremble”
tremble (ˈtrɛmbəll
)
Definitions
verb (intr)
- to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver
- to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver
- to experience fear or anxiety
noun
- the act or an instance of trembling
Alternative Forms
ˈtrembling adjective ˈtremblingly adverb ˈtrembly adjective Word Origin
C14: from Old French trembler , from Medieval Latin tremulāre , from Latin tremulus quivering, from tremere to quake
Translations
- British English:
tremble
If you tremble, you shake slightly, usually because you are frightened or cold.I was trembling with fear.ˈtrɛmbl VERB I was trembling with fear.
- Spanish:
temblar
v
- French:
trembler
vi
- German:
zittern
v
- Chinese: 颤抖 v
- Arabic: يَرْتَعِدُ v
- Portuguese: tremer v
- Russian: дрожать v
- Croatian: drhtati v
- Czech: zatřást (se) v třást (se)
- Danish: skælve v
- Dutch: trillen v
- Finnish: vapista v
- Greek: τρέμω v
- Italian: tremare v
- Japanese: 震える v
- Korean: 떨다 v
- Norwegian: skjelve v
- Polish: zadrżeć v drżeć
- Brazilian Portuguese: tremer v
- European Spanish:
temblar
v
- Swedish: darra v
- Thai: สั่นสะเทือน v
- Turkish: titremek v
- Vietnamese: run v
Usage examples
It still made her tremble , despite the passage of time, despite her new existence at Seehafen.
Appiganesi, Lisa, Dreams of Innocence (1994)As share prices tremble , is it time to look forward to the return of full-fledged forward trading?
Business Today (1997)Only when he was in the car did Ahmad realise Manny was still alive, when her body began to tremble and eyes began to blink.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Had she not seen that tracksuit we can only tremble at the thought of what might have happened.
Sun, News of the World (2001)And tremble as the breath of Guile Another night of feverish pain Has slowly pass'd away!
Paula Byrne, PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson (2004)
