as in shudder
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow
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Recent Examples of tremble
Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Turner has had two seizures since late January, and his left hand trembles, Marshall said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
An anxiety disorder may come with symptoms such as excessive worry, restlessness, irritability, or in some cases sweating, trembling, chest pain, and nausea.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In 2008, Grosz felt the tremble of the Great Recession and just five years later, the aftershock of the Detroit bankruptcy.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Turner has had two seizures since late January, and his left hand trembles, Marshall said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Verb
As gold flirts with all-time highs again, headlines are quick to shout what many family offices already know: when the world trembles, gold glitters.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
An anxiety disorder may come with symptoms such as excessive worry, restlessness, irritability, or in some cases sweating, trembling, chest pain, and nausea.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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Over Martin’s delicate playing, her aching rasp resonated to the rafters, a melancholy shudder that still sounded comforting.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Photos by Sinna Nasseri By Sunday morning on the Sunset Strip, there was no escaping the wail of West Hollywood: the rumble of Harley Davidsons; the shudder of police helicopters; the blast of bass-heavy hip-hop from the guts of a Porsche convertible.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Five minutes before the show was to start, nine rows of bleachers in a temporary grandstand, hastily assembled, quivered and crashed, swallowing about 600 men, women and children.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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His signature is shallow stones, which not only increases radiance, but also ensures the jewels move with the body, illustrated by a pair of drop earrings depicting the lifecycle of a flower from quivering bud to tiny, articulated petals that are alive with movement.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His glaring eyes could send shivers down your spine.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The guy whose last name still sends a shiver up the spines of Lawrence, Kansas.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The shock of the President Trump tariffs still vibrates through the world.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The vibrating bar also assists with lymphatic drainage, ably contouring, defining, and depuffing the face.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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