temblor

noun

tem·​blor ˈtem-blər 

ˈtem-ˌblȯr, 

tem-ˈblȯr

: earthquake

Synonyms of temblor

• quake
• earthquake
• tremor

Examples of temblor in a Sentence

a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village

Recent Examples on the Web

The powerful temblor also destroyed more than 100 public facilities, including schools, medical centers and churches. — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

No one told me this area could be rife with temblor activity. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake. — William B. Davis, New York Times, 9 July 2026

With thousands of people still missing, rescuers said time was quickly running out to reach anyone who survived the temblors. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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

Rhymes for temblor

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