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
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In Western Europe, the old liberal order trembles before a rising tide of right-wing populism, while Russian armies lay siege to Ukraine.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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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
At moments, the recorded strings grope toward a recognizable tonality, with trembling triads superimposed.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In Western Europe, the old liberal order trembles before a rising tide of right-wing populism, while Russian armies lay siege to Ukraine.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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When Evil Lurks watch on shudder Every editorial product is independently selected.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Cloudlike bursts and quivering lines give a sense of the physicality of sign language.—
Aruna D’Souza,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The muscles on the haunches of the poor animal quivered and jerked from the exertion.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But beneath the surface lurks a creature so fearsome, that his very name sends shivers down the spines of locals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Made from a range of wicking, insulating materials from polyester to fleece to Merino, these simple tubes sit at (or right underneath) the collar of your jacket or shirt, sealing the gap where wind, sun, or snow can hit bare skin and send shivers down your spine.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In sumptuously vibrating chords in the first movement of Schubert’s Fantasy, Olafsson’s touch was a little wetter and more muted, Wang’s percussive and as coolly etched as a polygraph.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Even the film’s basic exposition, showing Anna working in Klaus’s household and receiving her fateful instructions from Hansen, is richly suggestive of the turmoil vibrating beneath the orderly domestic surface.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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