1
a
: a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
b
: nervous excitement
2
: a quivering or vibratory motion
especially
: a discrete small movement following or preceding a major seismic event
tremors being felt days after the earthquake
3
a
: a feeling of uncertainty or insecurity
a tremor of hesitation
b
: a cause of such a feeling
Examples of tremor in a Sentence
Small tremors were still being felt several days after the earthquake.
I heard a tremor in her voice.
His tremors were caused by the disease.
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While the numerous tremors may be unsettling, two experts say the earthquake swarm is far from unusual for the region.
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Instead of rushing to a doorway, drop, cover and hold on during a tremor, the office advised.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
There is nothing pitying and also nothing airbrushed in the pictures—just the occasional haze of a misty morning or the blurry tremor of a burning brush pile.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Instead of rushing to a doorway, drop, cover and hold on during a tremor, the office advised.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
There is nothing pitying and also nothing airbrushed in the pictures—just the occasional haze of a misty morning or the blurry tremor of a burning brush pile.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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“Tremor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremor. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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tremor
noun
trem·or
ˈtrem-ər 
1
: a trembling or shaking usually caused by weakness or disease
2
: a quivering or vibrating motion
especially
: a small movement of the earth before or after an earthquake
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