DictionaryRoot: tremulare
Medieval Latin

tremulare

to tremble, fear, hesitate

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A chilled South Asian traveler shivers with shoulders hunched and hands trembling around a warm cup.
verb / noun

tremble

TREM-bul/ˈtrembl/

A slight involuntary shaking movement.

Etymology

Medieval Latin tremulare meant both “tremble” and “fear,” joining bodily shaking with an emotion that can cause it. English retains the physical sense, including involuntary shaking from cold or weakness.

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