tremble

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No tears fell upon them; her hand did not tremble, the words were clear and firmly written I have not waited for you to send me away.

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  1. intransitive verb To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake. See Synonyms at shake.
  2. intransitive verb To feel fear or anxiety: I tremble at the very thought of it.
  3. intransitive verb To vibrate or quiver: leaves trembling in the breeze.

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

shiver ·  quiver ·  tingle ·  twitch ·  flutter ·  quake ·  shake ·  ache ·  spasm ·  jerk ·  jolt ·  stiffen

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tremble:   trembled ·  trembling ·  trembles
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  1. Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, trembling; see tremulous.

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  1. from Middle English tremblen, tremlen, from Old French trembler, tremeler, French trembler =Provencal tremblar =Spanish temblar =Italian tremolare, from Middle Latin tremulare, tremble, fear, hesitate, from Latin tremulus, trembling, from tremere (later Italian tremere =Spanish Portuguese tremer =Old French tremer) =Greek τρέμειν, tremble. From the same Latin verb tremere are also ult. English tremor, tremulous, etc.
  2. from tremble, v.
 

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/ˈtrɛmbl/
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