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
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 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
Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Even the opening credits, some written in slithering hair, seem to tremble out of either fear or ecstasy.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 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
Nicole Kidman doesn’t tremble or get squeamish putting on the white lab coat of Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner at the heart of Patricia Cornwell's series of crime thriller novels, now adapted for a Prime Video show by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Even the opening credits, some written in slithering hair, seem to tremble out of either fear or ecstasy.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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In early April, Anthropic sent shudders through the tech community with Claude’s Mythos Preview model.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That process of a rupture hitting a barrier creates a signature called a stopping phase—a seismic shudder traveling the opposite direction to the main rupture.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Maggie could see how the soles of her feet strained against the stirrups, her pale fists grinding into the platform, knuckles first and elbows quivering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth's surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For anyone with even a mild rodent aversion, that can trigger shivers of disgust.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Moses had a slight shiver on his way to bring Pal O Mine to the winner’s circle for photos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Then the controllers tried vibrating the drill to knock the rock loose and had no luck.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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