tremble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tremble	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tremble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tremble n a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: tremble, shiver, shake] v move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trembled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trembling}.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. [?], Lith. trimti. Cf. {Tremulous}, {Tremor}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, n. An involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. --W. Black.