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Pronunciation : Trem"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. trimti. Cf. Tremulous, Tremor.]
Definition : 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trembling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Trem"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913