tremble

intr.v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

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

n.

1. The act or state of trembling.
2. A convulsive fit of shaking. Often used in the plural with the.
3. trembles (used with a sing. verb)
   1. An infectious viral disease of sheep that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus and affects the nervous system, causing galloping and trotting by little leaps and often prolonged trembling. Also called louping ill.
   2. Poisoning of domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod and characterized by muscular tremors and weakening. Also called milk sickness.

[Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, trembling. See tremulous.]

trembler trem'bler n.
tremblingly trem'bling·ly adv.
trembly trem'bly adj.

verb

1. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shiver¹, shudder, twitter, vibrate. See repetition.
2. To move to and fro violently: quake, rock, shake, vibrate. See repetition.

noun

A state of nervous restlessness or agitation. fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver¹ (used in plural). Informal all-overs, shake (used in plural). Slang heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See calm/agitation, fear/courage.

v

Definition: shake, vibrate
Antonyms: be calm, calm, steady

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Porcine congenital tremor syndrome.

IN BRIEF: Reflex shaking caused by cold or excitement.

The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it. — Jeanne-Marie Roland (1754-1793)

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skælve, ryste, bæve, dirre
n. - skælven, bæven, rysten, dirren

idioms:

• trembling poplar    asp

Nederlands (Dutch)
beven, schudden, trillen, huiveren

Français (French)
v. intr. - trembler (de), frémir (de)
n. - tremblement

idioms:

• trembling poplar    peuplier

Deutsch (German)
v. - schaudern, zittern
n. - Beben, Zittern, Milchkrankheit

idioms:

• trembling poplar    Zitterpappel, Espe

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρέμω, δονούμαι, ριγώ
n. - τρεμούλα, τρόμος, τρομώδης δόνηση

idioms:

• trembling poplar    λεύκα (η τρέμουσα)

Italiano (Italian)
tremare, tremito

idioms:

• trembling poplar    pioppo tremolo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tremer, vibrar
n. - tremor (m), estremecimento (m), vibração (f)

idioms:

• trembling poplar    choupo-tremedor (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
дрожать, содрогаться, трястись

idioms:

• trembling poplar    осина

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - temblar, estremecerse, tiritar, vibrar
n. - temblor, estremecimiento

idioms:

• trembling poplar    álamo temblón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - darra, skaka, dallra, skälva, bäva, ängslas, vara orolig för
n. - skakning, skälvning, darrning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
战栗, 微动, 忧虑, 颤抖

idioms:

• trembling poplar    欧洲山杨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 戰慄, 微動, 憂慮
n. - 戰慄, 顫抖

idioms:

• trembling poplar    歐洲山楊

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 떨다, 전전긍긍하다, 조바심하다
n. - 전율, 진전

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 震える, 揺れる, ひどく心配する
n. - 震え, 震動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرتعش, يرتجف (الاسم) أرتعاش, أرتجاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רעד, הזדעזע, חרד‬
n. - ‮רעדה, חרדה‬

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