tremble

tremble
[[t]tre̱mb(ə)l[/t]]
trembles, trembling, trembled
1) VERB If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold.

His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over...

[V with n] Gil was white and trembling with anger...

[V-ing] With trembling fingers, he removed the camera from his pocket.

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N-SING: usu N in/of n
Tremble is also a noun.

I will never forget the look on the patient's face, the tremble in his hand.

2) VERB If something trembles, it shakes slightly. [LITERARY]

He felt the earth tremble under him...

The leaves trembled in the trees.

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3) VERB If your voice trembles, it sounds unsteady and uncertain, usually because you are upset or nervous. [LITERARY]

His voice trembled, on the verge of tears.

Syn:
N-SING: usu N in/of n
Tremble is also a noun.

`Please understand this,' she began, a tremble in her voice.


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  • tremble — 1. (tran bl ) s. m. Peuplier dont les feuilles tremblent au moindre vent, populus tremula, L. HISTORIQUE    XIIIe s. •   Renart, fet il, li maufez t arde, Que por toi tout le cuer me tremble Aussi comme foille de tremble, Ren. 28530. •   Plus y a …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • tremble — [ trɑ̃bl ] n. m. • 1138; bas lat. tremulus « le tremblant » ♦ Peuplier à écorce lisse, à tige droite, dont les feuilles à minces pétioles frissonnent au moindre souffle. « C étaient des trembles. Ils déroulaient des montagnes de feuillages qu… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tremblé — tremble [ trɑ̃bl ] n. m. • 1138; bas lat. tremulus « le tremblant » ♦ Peuplier à écorce lisse, à tige droite, dont les feuilles à minces pétioles frissonnent au moindre souffle. « C étaient des trembles. Ils déroulaient des montagnes de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Tremble — may refer to:* Tremble (song), the debut single from Lou Rhodes first solo album * Tremble dance, a dance performed by receiver honey bees * Tremble (short film), independent short film from Australian filmmakers The Schelle Brothers * Tremble, a …   Wikipedia

  • tremble — (v.) c.1300, shake from fear, cold, etc., from O.Fr. trembler tremble, fear (11c.), from V.L. *tremulare (Cf. It. tremolare, Sp. temblar), from L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, from tremere to tremble, shiver, quake, from PIE *trem to tremble… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tremble — [trem′bəl] vi. trembled, trembling [ME tremblen < OFr trembler < VL * tremulare < L tremulus, trembling < tremere, to tremble < IE * trem (< base * ter ) > Gr tremein, to tremble] 1. to shake involuntarily from cold, fear,… …   English World dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tremblé — tremblé, ée (tran blé, blée) adj. 1°   Écriture tremblée, écriture tracée par une main tremblante.    On le dit aussi d une écriture particulière dont les traits, au lieu d être droits, sont sinueux. Écriture tremblée, ou, substantivement, la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • tremble — Tremble. subst. masc. Espece de peuplier dont les feüilles tremblent au moindre vent. Bois de tremble …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • tremble — (Del fr. tremblé). m. Impr. Filete ondulado que se usa en tipografía …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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