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Meanings of
tremble
in English
Portuguese
trema
Catalan
estremiment
Spanish
temblor
Back to the meaning
To shake nervously, as if from fear.
shake
thrill
shudder
shiver
throb
Portuguese
trema
Synonyms
Examples for "
shake
"
shake
thrill
shudder
shiver
throb
Examples for "
shake
"
1
A spokeswoman said Johnson family members wouldn't comment on the latest
shake
-
up
.
2
Variety reports a couple of reasons for the
shake
-
up
:
budget and storytelling.
3
Hasty steps
shake
the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
4
However, experts say the
shake
-
up
is some time away from yielding fruit.
5
Barclays certainly needs some new people to
shake
up its brash culture.
1
Although we're hardly recreating Mission Impossible, it is still quite a
thrill
.
2
But the
thrill
of the game is not in tackling the dummy.
3
The adventure had all the
thrill
of a new conquest in it.
4
The
thrill
of inspiration overtook him, the pleasure of a problem solved.
5
For the visitors, there may also be the
thrill
of 'extreme tourism'.
1
A particularly grinding
shudder
produced a long crashing, over to her right.
2
It makes me
shudder
;
it freezes me; it fills me with apprehension.
3
She felt the
shudder
of the main engines gimballing into launch position.
4
I
shudder
to think what it would have cost me at home.
5
I
shudder
at the bare thought of dying; I must have time.
1
Missy's words sent a
shiver
up Elaine's spine but she said nothing.
2
The buds will
shiver
in the cold air when the sheaths drop.
3
To be completely honest, however, part of that
shiver
was from apprehension.
4
Pass me the wine; it makes me
shiver
to think of it.
5
Since the budget, a nervous
shiver
has run through the Labour party.
1
I know it; I feel it in every
throb
of my heart.
2
The wind brought the
throb
of practice rocketry explosively from the south.
3
They quickened throbs; they seemed a
throb
of the heart made visible.
4
I felt dazed, and my right knee was really starting to
throb
.
5
The
throb
of the elementary forces already shook the soil of Christendom.
Usage of
tremble
in English
1
Right after the interchange onto I-95, however, he began to
tremble
badly.
2
His millennium-firmed right hand continued to
tremble
for the next fifteen minutes.
3
The enemy sowed tracts in the night, and the righteous men
tremble
.
4
Observe them closely, and in silence; and you will make them
tremble
.
5
She was silent still; but he felt her hand
tremble
in his.
6
No one speaketh unto me; the frost of solitude maketh me
tremble
.
7
The door began to
tremble
under the blows of the two sailors.
8
He didn't feel guilty when he saw her lower lip
tremble
.
9
She saw Creb's hand
tremble
as he reached for her fur wrap.
10
She turned pale; the hand that held her fork began to
tremble
.
11
The love of a lifetime seemed to
tremble
in those two words.
12
Let its inhabitants
tremble
,
for the day of the Lord is near.
13
The water breaking on the rocks caused the whole cave to
tremble
.
14
They
tremble
on the verge of immanence at the best of times.
15
A week ago, the look in his eyes would've made me
tremble
.
16
Save for whom He pleaseth; and they
tremble
for fear of Him.
Other examples for "tremble"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
tremble
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
tremble for
tremble so
tremble again
tremble violently
tremble all
More collocations
Translations for
tremble
Portuguese
trema
Catalan
estremiment
tremolor
Spanish
temblor
Tremble
through the time
Tremble
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common