as in shudder
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow
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Recent Examples of tremble
Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024
In 2008, Grosz felt the tremble of the Great Recession and just five years later, the aftershock of the Detroit bankruptcy.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Green islands with white mountainsides, motionless in the blue sea, which seemed to tremble from the glinting reflections of the sun.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the first 10 months of last year, more than 3,000 small earthquakes sent trembles through the region, raising fears of a coming rupture.
—Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024
In 2008, Grosz felt the tremble of the Great Recession and just five years later, the aftershock of the Detroit bankruptcy.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Verb
More recently, Trump announced 50% tariffs on goods from the European Union last Friday, sending investors trembling during the long holiday weekend, before walking back on the decision Sunday evening.
—Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Green islands with white mountainsides, motionless in the blue sea, which seemed to tremble from the glinting reflections of the sun.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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The band enlisted the great Mike Mills to direct, with Saoirse Ronan starring as an office worker who dances, squirms, shudders, and screams through her daily routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 June 2025
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In this community, mention of President Trump elicits shudders, frowns or blank stares.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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There’s quivering and shoving, growling and purring.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The journalist raised her hand, and her voice quivered in seeming alarm as the 6.2-magnitude quake shook Istanbul shortly before 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, April 23.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The females’ eggs, fertilized by the males’ shivers, will hatch over the next few months.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The green earth below the stone seems to vibrate with Dorian’s physical presence.—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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