TREMBLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does tremble mean?
• TREMBLE (noun)
The noun TREMBLE has 1 sense:
1. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Familiarity information: TREMBLE used as a noun is very rare.
• TREMBLE (verb)
The verb TREMBLE has 1 sense:
1. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
Familiarity information: TREMBLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TREMBLE (noun)
Meaning:
A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shiver; tremble; shake
Hypernyms ("tremble" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
• TREMBLE (verb)
Meaning:
Move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
His hands were trembling when he signed the document
Hypernyms (to "tremble" is one way to...):
agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tremble"):
shiver; shudder; thrill; throb (tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement)
palpitate; quake; quiver (shake with fast, tremulous movements)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
The crowds tremble in the streets
The streets tremble with crowds
