tremble

5 definitions • 12 examples

to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness:

I was trembling with fear, panicking that I had not made the right decision.

At her side Michael trembled uncontrollably. He was so distraught he could not speak.

I could see them coming for me. I was already trembling in anticipation when they grabbed me.

Her bottom lip trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes.

His voice started to tremble, and I thought he was going to cry.

of the ground or an object, to shake slightly:

The pair remained calm as the earth trembled beneath their feet.

I could tell the wind was rising - the leaves were trembling on the trees.

an act of shaking slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness:

There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband.

The first symptom of the illness was a tremble in his right hand.

a slight shaking movement of the ground or an object:

I was on the other side of the building when the mortar hit and I actually felt the tremble of the ground.

(of your body or a part of it) to shake without your intending to, usually because you are frightened, ill, tired, or upset:

Grant was trembling with excitement.

Her hand trembled as she lifted her cup.