Tremble
verb
To shake quickly and slightly because you are afraid, nervous, or excited.
His voice trembled as he began to speak.
Often appears as...
- he trembled with fear
- her voice trembled
verb
To shake or vibrate uncontrollably, usually as a result of force or impact.
The ground trembled under the force of the explosion.
Often appears as...
- the earth trembled
- ground trembled
verb
To feel fear or anxiety.
Trembling at the prospect of losing her job, she walked into her boss's office.
Often appears as...
- tremble at the thought
- tremble with fear
verb
To shake quickly and slightly because you are afraid, nervous, or excited.
His voice trembled as he began to speak.
Often appears as...
- he trembled with fear
- her voice trembled
verb
To shake or vibrate uncontrollably, usually as a result of force or impact.
The ground trembled under the force of the explosion.
Often appears as...
- the earth trembled
- ground trembled
verb
To feel fear or anxiety.
Trembling at the prospect of losing her job, she walked into her boss's office.
Often appears as...
- tremble at the thought
- tremble with fear
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
Tremble expresses a visible sign of strong emotions, such as fear or excitement.
She trembled with excitement before her performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
Tremble is involuntary, showing physical reactions that one cannot control.
Unable to hide his nerves, he trembled while waiting.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Variation
'Tremble' can describe a range of severity, from a slight quiver to a more pronounced shake.
Upon hearing the news, her body began to tremble lightly.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
Tremble expresses a visible sign of strong emotions, such as fear or excitement.
She trembled with excitement before her performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
Tremble is involuntary, showing physical reactions that one cannot control.
Unable to hide his nerves, he trembled while waiting.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Variation
'Tremble' can describe a range of severity, from a slight quiver to a more pronounced shake.
Upon hearing the news, her body began to tremble lightly.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Indicator
Tremble expresses a visible sign of strong emotions, such as fear or excitement.
She trembled with excitement before her performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reaction
Tremble is involuntary, showing physical reactions that one cannot control.
Unable to hide his nerves, he trembled while waiting.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Variation
'Tremble' can describe a range of severity, from a slight quiver to a more pronounced shake.
Upon hearing the news, her body began to tremble lightly.
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How to practice...
with her lower lip trembling. The little boy next to her watched this happen, then turned to his box and burst into tears without even touching it. Meanwhile, another little girl tried everything she could think of until she slid the red button, the cute doggie popped out, and she squealed with delight.
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What kids can teach...
Then he looked at me, our eyes locked, and then it happened. His lower lip started to tremble and his tiny eyes started to fill with tears. Then he burst out in tears running towards me, and it was glorious. I'll never forget that moment. He let me give him a big hug to help him calm down,
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How judges can show...
He lamented his underage drinking charge. As he stood before me reading his essay, his voice cracking and his hands trembling, he said that he worried that he had become an alcoholic like his mom, who had died a couple of months prior due to alcohol-related liver disease.
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How education helped me...
She was reluctant at first. She smiled innocently and said no. But deep down, I was sure she wanted to give it a try. With a little bit of perseverance and a lot of effort, we managed to write her name. Her hands were trembling, and her face was beaming with pride.
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Jonathan Haidt:...
The next day I rejoiced with trembling. My happiness was so great that I said I wanted to die. This world had no place in my affections. Previous to this time, I was very selfish and self-righteous. But now I desired the welfare of all mankind
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From enslavement to...
but it is not his legacy which echoes through the centuries. Thousands of years later, the name of the slave who made the world’s mightiest empire tremble has become synonymous with freedom– and the courage to fight for it.
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Different ways of...
of the picture not the word the picture the over long ears the over large feet helps us to picture to feel intuitively what it means to limp and to tremble so in these few minutes I hope I've been
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What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
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Different ways of...
not the word, the picture. The overlong ears, the overlarge feet, helps us to picture, to feel intuitively, what it means to limp and to tremble. So in these few minutes,
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Rockets 101 PIPE National...
- The ground begins to tremble. - Three. - Massive engines roar to life. - Two. - Billowing clouds of exhaust. - One.
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How to practice...
with her lower lip trembling. The little boy next to her watched this happen, then turned to his box and burst into tears without even touching it. Meanwhile, another little girl tried everything she could think of until she slid the red button, the cute doggie popped out, and she squealed with delight.
Video examples
What kids can teach...
Then he looked at me, our eyes locked, and then it happened. His lower lip started to tremble and his tiny eyes started to fill with tears. Then he burst out in tears running towards me, and it was glorious. I'll never forget that moment. He let me give him a big hug to help him calm down,
Video examples
How judges can show...
He lamented his underage drinking charge. As he stood before me reading his essay, his voice cracking and his hands trembling, he said that he worried that he had become an alcoholic like his mom, who had died a couple of months prior due to alcohol-related liver disease.
Video examples
How education helped me...
She was reluctant at first. She smiled innocently and said no. But deep down, I was sure she wanted to give it a try. With a little bit of perseverance and a lot of effort, we managed to write her name. Her hands were trembling, and her face was beaming with pride.
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt:...
The next day I rejoiced with trembling. My happiness was so great that I said I wanted to die. This world had no place in my affections. Previous to this time, I was very selfish and self-righteous. But now I desired the welfare of all mankind
Video examples
From enslavement to...
but it is not his legacy which echoes through the centuries. Thousands of years later, the name of the slave who made the world’s mightiest empire tremble has become synonymous with freedom– and the courage to fight for it.
Video examples
Different ways of...
of the picture not the word the picture the over long ears the over large feet helps us to picture to feel intuitively what it means to limp and to tremble so in these few minutes I hope I've been
Video examples
What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
Video examples
Different ways of...
not the word, the picture. The overlong ears, the overlarge feet, helps us to picture, to feel intuitively, what it means to limp and to tremble. So in these few minutes,
Video examples
Rockets 101 PIPE National...
- The ground begins to tremble. - Three. - Massive engines roar to life. - Two. - Billowing clouds of exhaust. - One.
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Stanley Kubrick
American Director
You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.
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Roland Barthes
French Critic
Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.
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Lajos Kossuth
Hungarian Lawyer
The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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Judith Malina
American Actress
Tremble: your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now.
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Andre Maurois
French Writer
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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Andre Gide
French Novelist
The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Emil Cioran
Romanian Philosopher
No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Love is trembling happiness.
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Stanley Kubrick
American Director
You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.
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Roland Barthes
French Critic
Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.
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Lajos Kossuth
Hungarian Lawyer
The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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Judith Malina
American Actress
Tremble: your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now.
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Andre Maurois
French Writer
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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Andre Gide
French Novelist
The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
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Emil Cioran
Romanian Philosopher
No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Love is trembling happiness.
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