thrimble

1 of 2

transitive verb

thrim·​ble

ˈthrimbəl

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly British

: to finger (as money) in a hesitating way

thrimble

2 of 2

"

dialectal English variant of tremble

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

origin unknown

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