tremor
To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarilyTo shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
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» The croaking frogs inspired tremor in Mary.
Lepotdeterre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
zittern
дрожа́тьdrožátʹ, трясти́сьtrjastísʹ
- shake with seismic vibrations
Examples
13 sentencesThe croaking frogs inspired tremor in Mary.
The tremor in her voice worried him.
deDas Zittern in ihrer Stimme sorgte ihn. — Yorwba
A powerful tremor knocked Tom off his feet.
ruСильный толчок сбил Тома с ног. — odexed
Ziri said that with a tremor in his voice.
The poor woman was struck with a nervous tremor.
deDie arme Frau ereilte ein Nervenbeben. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, fFrom Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.
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Forms
tremors, tremoring, tremored, tremoredSynonyms
1 synonyms- shake with seismic vibrations:quake
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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