Category:Tremble

Trem"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trembling.] Etym: [f. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere To shake, tremble; akin to gr. trimti. Cf. Tremulous, tremor.]

1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; To quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal. I tremble still with fear. Shak. Frighted turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden.

2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. The mount of sinai, whose gray top shall tremble. Milton.

3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice Trembles.

Tremble Trem"ble, n.

Defn: an involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when i think of it. W. Black.