tremble
A shake, quiver, or vibrationA shake, quiver, or vibration.
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» She trembled with fear.
Она тряслась от страха. — marafon
Она дрожала от страха. — Temp
Вона тремтіла від страху. — Temp
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA shake, quiver, or vibration.
Zittern
дрожьdrožʹ, дрожа́ниеdrožánije
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Examples
176 sentencesShe trembled with fear.
Вона тремтіла від страху. — Temp
ruОна тряслась от страха. — marafon
The girl trembled with fear.
Дівчина тремтіла від страху. — ChickenKiev
ruДевочка дрожала от страха. — sascha
deDas Mädchen zitterte vor Angst. — Wolf
She was trembling with fear.
Вона тремтіла від страху. — Temp
ruОна тряслась от страха. — marafon
deSie zitterte vor Angst. — lilygilder
Tom was trembling.
Том тремтів. — deniko
ruТом дрожал. — odexed
deTom zitterte. — Felixjp
His legs were trembling from fear.
ruЕго ноги дрожали от страха. — afyodor
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimatFrom Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).
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Forms
plural: tremblesSynonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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