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DictionarytrembleInvoluntary shaking
verb / noun

tremble

TREM-bul/ˈtrembl/

A slight involuntary shaking movement.

The chilled traveler's hands tremble around the warm cup.

A chilled South Asian traveler shivers with shoulders hunched and hands trembling around a warm cup.
Etymology
trembleMedieval Latinto tremble, fear, hesitate

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.

In context

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More examples

  • A tremble entered her voice.
  • His legs trembled after the climb.
  • The leaves are trembling in the breeze.

Forms

tremble · trembles · trembled · trembling

Similar words

shiver
Often caused by cold or a brief emotional reaction.
quiver
Suggests a small, rapid vibration.