Tremor
['tremə] or ['trɛmɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear).
(noun.) a small earthquake.
(noun.) shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease).
(verb.) shake with seismic vibrations; 'The earth was quaking'.
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Definition
(v.) A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Trembling, shaking, quaking, quivering, trepidation, agitation, perturbation, flutter, tremulousness.
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Definition
n. a shaking or quivering any involuntary shaking.—adj. Trem′orless.
Typist: Penelope
Examples
- She sat silent, without a movement or a tremor of her lashes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- You don't know what she endured, sir, said honest Dobbin with a tremor in his voice, and I hope and trust you will be reconciled to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Grimes' hairbreadth escapes from Bedouins, but I think I could read them now without a tremor. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But the power of expression failed her suddenly; she felt a tremor in her throat, and two tears gathered and fell slowly from her eyes. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She caught herself up at this with a miserable tremor; here was she classing his low opinion of her alongside with the displeasure of God. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- At first Archer had fancied that this detachment was the disguise of an inward tremor; but her clear eyes revealed only the most tranquil unawareness. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Will never quite knew how it was that he saved himself from falling down at her feet, when the long while came forth with its gentle tremor. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- These criminals undergo the fearful operation without a wince, without a tremor of any kind, without a groan! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Flora, putting aside her veil with a bashful tremor upon her, proceeded to introduce herself. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He whispered to the General to put his hand on the frame of the motor, watch the exhaust, and note the coincident tremor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It caused him a slight tremor as it passed; but a very slight one, for the idle thought was gone directly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A touch of red in nose and cheeks, with a slight tremor of his extended hand, recalled Holmes' surmise as to his habits. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But Harriet was in a tremor, and could not touch it; and Emma, never loth to be first, was obliged to examine it herself. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Emanuel a hard look of triumph, and hearing the distressed tremor of my own voice, out I burst in a fit of choking tears. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Under her hat-brim he saw the pallor of her profile, and a slight tremor of the nostril above her resolutely steadied lips. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Everybody was satisfied; and she was left to the tremors of a most palpitating heart, while the others prepared to begin. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Typist: Vance