atremble

atrem·ble

adj \ə-ˈtrem-bəl\

Definition of ATREMBLE

: shaking involuntarily : trembling <he was white as death and all atremble — Robert Coover>

Examples of ATREMBLE

1. <atremble with fright at the sound of the booming howitzers>

First Known Use of ATREMBLE

1862

Related to ATREMBLE

Synonyms: aquiver, shaky, quaking, quavery, quivering, shaking, shuddering, shuddery, tottering, tottery, trembling, trembly, tremulous, wobbling (also wabbling), wobbly (also wabbly)

Related Words: convulsive; shivering, shivery; rocky, staggery, unstable, unsteady, wavering, wavery; palpitating, pulsating, throbbing

Near Antonyms: controlled, firm, settled, stable, steady

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Rhymes with ATREMBLE

assemble, dissemble, resemble