Definition of tremble Tremble

/tɹɛˈmbʌl/ - [trembul] - trem•ble

We found 11 definitions of tremble from 6 different sources.

What does tremble mean?

Noun Plural: trembles
tremble - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
		shiver, shake
		inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Verb trembles, trembling, trembled
tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
		agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of
		shiver, shudder, throb, thrill shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
		quake, palpitate, quiver beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

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tremble (v. i.)
To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal.
tremble (v. i.)
To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
tremble (v. i.)
To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
tremble (n.)
An involuntary shaking or quivering.

tremble
trem′bl, v.i. to shake, as from fear, cold, or weakness: to shiver: to shake, as sound.—n. the act of trembling: a morbid trembling.—ns. Trem′blement; Trem′bler; Trem′bling.—adv. Trem′blingly.—n. Trem′bling-pop′lar, the aspen.—adj. Trem′bly, tremulous.—adv. tremulously.—adjs. Trem′ūlant, Trem′ūlous, trembling: affected with fear: quivering.—adv. Trem′ūlously.—n. Trem′ūlousness. [O. Fr. trembler—L. tremulus, trembling—tremĕre, to shake.]