tremble

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tremble[1,intransitive verb] tremble[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹trem·ble
Pronunciation: 'trem-b&l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): trem·bled; trem·bling /-b(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble
1 : to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : SHIVER
2 : to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous <the building trembled from the blast>
3 : to be affected with great fear or anxiety <trembled for the safety of her child>
- trem·bler /-b(&-)l&r/ noun