tremble

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
  2. verb move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

Etymology

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).

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Synonyms

shiver, shake

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