Meaning

3 senses
  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

    She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.

    Zittern

    дрожьdrožʹ, дрожа́ниеdrožánije

    an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

  2. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

    A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.

    The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.

    Tremor

  3. An earthquake.

    Did you feel the tremor this morning?

    Beben, Erdbeben

    сотрясе́ниеsotrjasénije, толчки́tolčkí

    a small earthquake

Examples

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  1. The croaking frogs inspired tremor in Mary.

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  2. The tremor in her voice worried him.

    deDas Zittern in ihrer Stimme sorgte ihn.

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  3. A powerful tremor knocked Tom off his feet.

    ruСильный толчок сбил Тома с ног.

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  4. Ziri said that with a tremor in his voice.

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  5. The poor woman was struck with a nervous tremor.

    deDie arme Frau ereilte ein Nervenbeben.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
shake, quiver, or vibration:
earthquake:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
shake, quiver, or vibration:
uncontrollable bodily shaking:
earthquake:

Origin

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, f

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

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