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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. An involuntary shaking or quivering. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways Source: wordnet
  7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. An involuntary shaking or quivering.I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black. Source: adambom
  9. 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 Source: ecdict

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