Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who trembles; especially, a person or an animal that trembles from fear.
- noun [capitalized] One of a religious sect of the time of Queen Elizabeth.
- noun That which trembles or vibrates; specifically, an automatic vibrator used for making and breaking the circuit of an induction-coil; an electric bell.
- noun See
electric ray .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who trembles.
- noun Any of certain West Indian birds of the genera Cinclocerthia and Rhamphocinclus, of the family
Mimidæ . - noun (Elec.) The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal-combustion engine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which,
trembles . - noun Any of various
New World passerine birds of thefamily Mimidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
Etymologies
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Examples
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Its this shift, an preparation trembler of sorts, wh! ich stir red Karl Fisch, prior to a math clergyman as good as now a record coordinator during Arapahoe High School, usually outward Denver, to emanate a slideshow Did You Know?.
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The only quakes that rival it are the $15.3 billion earthquake in Northridge, Calif. in 1995 and last month's trembler in Christchurch, New Zealand, where costs are still being tallied.
Insurers Face Steep Losses, Though Not Heaviest Share Erik Holm 2011
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The earthquake yesterday was the largest east coast trembler in 67 years.
Robert Creamer: What Do the Earthquake, Infrastructure and Antiquated Accounting Have to Do With Jobs? Robert Creamer 2011
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Its this shift, an preparation trembler of sorts, wh! ich stir red Karl Fisch, prior to a math clergyman as good as now a record coordinator during Arapahoe High School, usually outward Denver, to emanate a slideshow Did You Know?.
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Its this shift, an preparation trembler of sorts, which stirred Karl Fisch, prior to a math clergyman as good as now a record coordinator during Arapahoe High School, usually outward Denver, to emanate a slideshow Did You Know?
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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At a news conference, Japan's Meteorological Agency said the trembler that struck Friday was actually three large earthquakes in quick succession.
Japan Continues Rescue Operations Following Massive Quake, Tsunami 2011
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The earthquake yesterday was the largest east coast trembler in 67 years.
Robert Creamer: What Do the Earthquake, Infrastructure and Antiquated Accounting Have to Do With Jobs? Robert Creamer 2011
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At a news conference, Japan's Meteorological Agency said the trembler that struck Friday was actually three large earthquakes in quick succession.
Japan Continues Rescue Operations Following Massive Quake, Tsunami 2011
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Its this shift, an preparation trembler of sorts, which stirred Karl Fisch, prior to a math clergyman as good as now a record coordinator during Arapahoe High School, usually outward Denver, to emanate a slideshow Did You Know?
Literacy News 217th Edition admin 2009
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The trembler shook parts of Arizona, Mexico and Southern California, with aftershocks reported across the region.
bilby commented on the word trembler
See citation on aftershock.
April 8, 2009