Tremble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛmbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛmbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛmbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈɛmbəl/.

Examples

His hands were trembling when he signed the document

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shiver shake

Parts of Speech

noun	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
verb	move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways “His hands were trembling when he signed the document”

Word Forms

tremble	verb	move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
shivery	adjective	cold enough to cause shivers
shiver	verb	shake, as from cold
shaky	adjective	inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
shake	verb	move with or as if with a tremor
tremble	noun	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
trembler	noun	one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
trembling	noun	a shaky motion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zittern

eine Reflexbewegung, die durch Kälte, Angst oder Aufregung verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

trembler

un mouvement réflexe provoqué par le froid, la peur ou l'excitation

🇪🇸Spanish

temblar

un movimiento reflejo causado por el frío, el miedo o la excitación

🇮🇹Italian

tremare

un movimento riflesso causato dal freddo, dalla paura o dall'eccitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

beven

een reflexbeweging veroorzaakt door kou, angst of opwinding

🇵🇹Portuguese

tremer

um movimento reflexo causado por frio, medo ou excitação

🇷🇺Russian

дрожать

рефлекторное движение, вызванное холодом, страхом или волнением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांपना

ठंड या भय या उत्तेजना के कारण होने वाली प्रतिवर्ती गति

🇧🇩Bengali

কম্পন

ঠান্ডা বা ভয় বা উত্তেজনা দ্বারা সৃষ্ট একটি প্রতিবর্ত গতি

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுக்கம்

குளிர் அல்லது பயம் அல்லது உற்சாகத்தால் ஏற்படும் அனிச்சை இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వణుకు

చలి లేదా భయం లేదా ఉత్సాహం వల్ల కలిగే రిఫ్లెక్స్ మోషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

थरथरणे

सर्दी किंवा भीती किंवा उत्तेजनामुळे होणारी रिफ्लेक्स मोशन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્રૂજવું

શરદી અથવા ભય અથવા ઉત્તેજનાથી થતી રીફ્લેક્સ ગતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಡುಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಶೀತ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിറയ്ക്കുക

തണുപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവേശം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു റിഫ്ലെക്സ് ചലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਬਣਾ

ਠੰਡੇ ਜਾਂ ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬ ਗਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانپنا

سردی یا خوف یا جوش کی وجہ سے ایک اضطراری حرکت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颤抖

由寒冷、恐惧或兴奋引起的反射性动作

🇯🇵Japanese

震える

寒さ、恐怖、興奮によって引き起こされる反射運動

🇰🇷Korean

떨림

추위, 두려움, 흥분으로 인한 반사 운동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

run rẩy

một chuyển động phản xạ gây ra bởi cảm giác lạnh hoặc sợ hãi hoặc phấn khích

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวสั่น

การเคลื่อนไหวสะท้อนที่เกิดจากความเย็นหรือความกลัวหรือความตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

gemetar

gerakan refleks yang disebabkan oleh dingin atau ketakutan atau kegembiraan

🇵🇭Filipino

manginig

isang reflex motion na dulot ng lamig o takot o excitement

🇲🇾Malay

menggeletar

gerakan refleks yang disebabkan oleh kesejukan atau ketakutan atau keseronokan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترتعش

حركة منعكسة ناجمة عن البرد أو الخوف أو الإثارة

🇮🇷Persian

لرزیدن

یک حرکت بازتابی ناشی از سرما یا ترس یا هیجان

🇹🇷Turkish

titremek

soğukluğun, korkunun veya heyecanın neden olduğu bir refleks hareketi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְעוֹד

תנועת רפלקס הנגרמת מקור או פחד או התרגשות

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