temblor

noun

tem·​blor ˈtem-blər How to pronounce temblor (audio)
ˈtem-ˌblȯr,
tem-ˈblȯr

Examples of temblor in a Sentence

a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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About 25 minutes after the temblor struck, when authorities were watching for tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean, the water in Devils Hole started to slosh. Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The temblor happened at 9:32 a.m. Pacific time about 4 miles west of Muscoy, Calif., data from the agency shows. William B. Davis, New York Times, 31 July 2025 The temblor struck at 9:28 p.m. roughly 8.4 miles southwest of Pescadero, the USGS reported. Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 July 2025 With a magnitude of 8.8, it is tied for sixth place with the great Chilean quake of 2010, and the Colombia-Ecuador temblor of 1906. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for temblor

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, trembling, from temblar to tremble, from Medieval Latin tremulare — more at tremble

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of temblor was in 1876

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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temblor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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