Trem"ble intransitive verb
Etymology
F.
trembler, fr. L.
tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr.
tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. , Lith.
trimti. Cf.
Tremulous,
Tremor.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Trembled ; present participle & verbal noun Trembling
Definitions
- 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.
- To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top
Shall tremble.
Milton.
- To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.