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- Dictionarytremble/ˈtrɛmbl/
verb
- 1. (of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty: "Isobel was trembling with excitement" Similar
noun
- 1. a trembling feeling, movement, or sound: "there was a slight tremble in his voice"
- 2. a physical or emotional condition marked by trembling.
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an act of shaking slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness: There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband. The first symptom of the illness was a tremble in his right hand. Synonym. tremor. a slight shaking movement of the ground or an object:
The meaning of TREMBLE is to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver. How to use tremble in a sentence.
an act of shaking slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness: There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband. The first symptom of the illness was a tremble in his right hand. Synonym. tremor. a slight shaking movement of the ground or an object:
Tremble definition: to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.. See examples of TREMBLE used in a sentence.
tremble in British English. (ˈtrɛmbəl ) verb (intransitive) 1. to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver. 2. to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver. 3. to experience fear or anxiety.
To tremble is to quiver or shake without meaning to. Your hands probably tremble when you're nervous. Trembling is a movement, but it's not one that anyone intends to make. Someone who is extremely scared or cold might tremble all over.
Poisoning of domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot or the composite plant Isocoma pluriflora of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, and characterized by muscular tremors and weakening. Also called milk sickness.
