Main Entry: ¹trem·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈtrem-bəl\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): trem·bled; trem·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

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

Date: 14th century

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(ə-)lər\ noun