Thesaurus results for TREMOR

tremor

noun

ˈtre-mər

Definition of tremor

as in quake

a shaking of the earth smaller tremors continued for days after the major earthquake

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Recent Examples of tremor History tells us that the small tremors in these places are the first rumblings of something much bigger. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Takaichi encouraged people to remain vigilant and warned that more tremors could hit over the next week. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 Symptoms include tremors, stiffness, difficulty balancing and slowness of movement. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026 The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis. — Mary Ella Hastings july 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tremor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremor

Noun

The heat now poses an additional danger to residents still shaken by the quake, many of whom are sleeping in their cars after their homes were damaged or destroyed.

— Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Officials said Sunday that a woman in her 70s was found dead last week of apparent heatstroke while taking shelter in her car after the quake, bringing the total death toll to 38.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of quake

Noun

With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Washington and Tokyo have coordinated in currency markets more recently, in 2011, but that was to push the yen down after the East Japan earthquake.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026