Thesaurus: tremble

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1. v. i. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal.
2. v. i. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
3. v. i. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
4. n. An involuntary shaking or quivering.
5. n. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
6. v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
7. 1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal. I tremble still with fear. Shak. Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden. 2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. Milton. 3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles. An involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.
8. An involuntary shaking or quivering.I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.
9. v:100 n. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways