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Trembling

noun/tɹˈɛmblɪŋ/
Definition
a shaky motion
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tɹˈɛmblɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/tɹˈɛmblɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tɹˈɛmblɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɛmblɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna shaky motion
“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
verbmove or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
“His hands were trembling when he signed the document”
adjectivevibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
“a quaking bog”
Word Forms
shakeverbmove with or as if with a tremor
shakyadjectivevibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
trembleverbmove or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
quiververbshake with fast, tremulous movements
vibrationaladjectiveof or relating to or characterized by vibration
vibrateverbshake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
palpitateverbshake with fast, tremulous movements
tremblenouna reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
tremblernounone who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
tremblingnouna shaky motion
shakinessnouna shaky motion
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Zittern
eine zitternde Bewegung
🇫🇷French
tremblant
un mouvement tremblant
🇪🇸Spanish
temblor
un movimiento tembloroso
🇮🇹Italian
tremito
un movimento traballante
🇳🇱Dutch
trillend
een wankele beweging
🇵🇹Portuguese
tremendo
um movimento instável
🇷🇺Russian
дрожь
шаткое движение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हिलता हुआ
एक अस्थिर गति
🇧🇩Bengali
কম্পন
একটি নড়বড়ে গতি
🇮🇳Tamil
நடுக்கம்
ஒரு நடுங்கும் இயக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
వణుకుతోంది
ఒక వణుకుతున్న చలనం
🇮🇳Marathi
थरथरत
एक डळमळीत हालचाल
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધ્રુજારી
અસ્થિર ગતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಡುಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಒಂದು ಅಲುಗಾಡುವ ಚಲನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിറയ്ക്കുന്നു
ഒരു ഇളകുന്ന ചലനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੰਬਦਾ
ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
کانپتے ہوئے
ایک متزلزل حرکت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
发抖
摇晃的动作
🇯🇵Japanese
震え
不安定な動き
🇰🇷Korean
떨림
흔들리는 움직임
🇻🇳Vietnamese
run rẩy
một chuyển động run rẩy
🇹🇭Thai
ตัวสั่น
การเคลื่อนไหวสั่นคลอน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gemetaran
gerakan gemetar
🇵🇭Filipino
nanginginig
isang nanginginig na galaw
🇲🇾Malay
menggeletar
gerakan goyah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يرتجف
حركة هشة
🇮🇷Persian
لرزیدن
یک حرکت لرزان
🇹🇷Turkish
titriyor
titrek bir hareket
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַעַד
תנועה מטלטלת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'trembling'?
The primary meaning of 'trembling' is 'a shaky motion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'trembling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'trembling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'trembling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'trembling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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