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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4432 COCA: 5233

tremble

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tremble /ˈtrɛmbəl/ verb
trembles; trembled; trembling
tremble
/ˈtrɛmbəl/
verb
trembles; trembled; trembling
Learner's definition of TREMBLE
[no object]
1 
: to shake slightly because you are afraid, nervous, excited, etc.（因害怕、紧张、兴奋等）颤抖，哆嗦
— often + with
2 
: to shake slightly because of some force震动；轻轻摇晃
3 
somewhat formal : to be afraid or nervous害怕；紧张

— tremble

noun, plural trembles [count]
— usually singular通常用单数
— often + of
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4432 COCA: 5233

tremble

1 of 2

verb

trem·​ble ˈtrem-bəl How to pronounce tremble (audio)
trembled; trembling ˈtrem-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce tremble (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver
2
: to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous
the building trembled from the blast
3
: to be affected with great fear or anxiety
trembled for the safety of her child
trembler
ˈtrem-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce tremble (audio)
noun

tremble

2 of 2

noun

1
: an act or instance of trembling
especially : a fit or spell of involuntary shaking or quivering
2
trembles plural in form but singular in construction : severe poisoning of livestock and especially cattle by a toxic alcohol present in a snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and rayless goldenrod that is characterized especially by muscular tremors, weakness, and constipation

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb His arms and legs began to tremble. My voice trembled as I began to speak. I opened the letter with trembling hands. The house trembled as the big truck drove by. Noun with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
And nothing must enrage him more than those who should tremble before Putin not only resisting but sticking out their tongue at him, led by a war leader who is a comedian. Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Their fingers, from excessive toil, are too clumsy and tremble too much for that. Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022 The car keys began to tremble in her hand, so that unlocking the door became much harder. Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 The jitters triggered by Bay—who, in earlier decades, would surely have made his mark at Warner Bros. animation, toiling on Looney Tunes—seem to tremble unceasingly, and intentionally, on the verge of the ridiculous. The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022 His ballads tremble with blues specific to the American South. Danyel Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022 The genre’s best songs unfold like short stories, with opening lines that tremble with foreboding. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 The plot kicks in when Margaret attends a biotech conference, looks across the room and spots a man (Roth) whose presence makes her start to tremble and run from the building in a panic. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2022 Tuesday seemed to tremble on the precipice of colder weather, with its official high in Washington at 54 degrees. Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
Noun
For those attuned to perceive it, the great weight of this knowledge comes to rest within a wordless contemplative space, making the heart tremble as readily as any sermon or hymn. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 July 2022 Gorski was a star in baseball and soccer in high school at Hamilton Southeastern, a kid with the kind of raw power that makes pitchers tremble and scouts drool. Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The force of his compulsions made the screen tremble. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2022 The writer also steals from Singin’ in the Rain by having a glamorous blonde leading lady, Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock), whose harsh working-class accent makes her tremble at the arrival of talking pictures. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022 In the sky an airplane is on its side, turning east with its belly up, its engines whining, a rumble in its wake that is felt in the gut, an additional tremble in the limbs. Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2022 But there’s a tinge of uncertainty — a tremble of possible tension. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2021 Her phrases swell, tremble and spill over into melismas, and her verses crest with two different peaks. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 Over time, many small infatuations rippled the surface of her mind, like the spring breeze that makes new leaves tremble without changing their life’s course. Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremble was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4432 COCA: 5233
tremble

verb

ADVERB | VERB + TREMBLE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤badly, violently顫抖得厲害；劇烈地顫抖▸➤uncontrollably不由自主地顫抖▸➤a little, slightly微微顫抖▸➤inside內心戰慄▸➤still仍然顫抖◇His voice was still trembling.他的聲音仍在顫抖。VERB + TREMBLE➤begin to, start to開始顫抖◇I began to tremble uncontrollably.我不由自主地顫抖起來。➤make sb使某人顫抖◇The thought made him tremble inside.這一想法讓他心裏直哆嗦。PREPOSITION➤at因⋯顫抖◇She trembled at the thought of going back through those prison doors.一想到要回去走過那一道道的牢房門，她就不寒而慄。➤in因⋯而顫抖◇He was still trembling in fear.他仍然因恐懼而顫抖。➤with由於⋯顫抖◇She was trembling with anger.她正氣得發抖。PHRASES➤tremble all over, tremble from head to foot, tremble from head to toe全身發顫；渾身顫抖▸➤tremble like a leaf打哆嗦

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