Tremble

  • 21tremble — 01. The puppy was [trembling] with cold when we found it. 02. The little boy s lower lip was [trembling] as he fought back his tears. 03. The ground began to [tremble], and buildings began to shake. 04. Saba was [trembling] with anger when her… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22tremble — trem|ble [ˈtrembəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trembler, from [i]Latin tremulus shaking , from tremere to tremble ] 1.) to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened ▪ His lip… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23tremble — verb (I) 1 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened: His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry. | tremble with anger/fear etc: I stood there trembling with humiliation and rage …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24tremble — trem|ble [ trembl ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) if your body or part of your body trembles, it shakes, especially because you are nervous, afraid, or excited: Adam s hands began to tremble as he opened the letter. tremble with: She was trembling… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25tremble — [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base *trem ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify, terror, etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26tremble — [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base *trem ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify, terror, etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere… …

    Word origins

  • 27tremble — I. intransitive verb (trembled; trembling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble Date: 14th century 1. to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28TREMBLÉ — ÉE. adj. Il n est guère usité que dans cette locution, Écriture tremblée, Écriture tracée par une main tremblante. On le dit aussi d Une écriture particulière dont les traits, au lieu d être droits, sont sinueux. On dit également, Des lignes… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29tremble — ► sustantivo masculino ARTES GRÁFICAS Filete o lámina metálica ondulada que se usa en tipografía. * * * tremble. (Del fr. tremblé). m. Impr. Filete ondulado que se usa en tipografía …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 30tremble — Du Tremble, Il vient de Tremulus semper enim tremunt huius arboris folia. Arbre qu on appelle Tremble, Alba populus …

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