tremor
/ˈtɹɛmɚ/ verb C2- To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
He/she/it tremors · Past tremored · Past participle tremored · -ing form tremoring
Verb forms
- Base form
- tremor
- He/she/it
- tremors
- Past
- tremored
- Past participle
- tremored
- -ing form
- tremoring
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Her fright and nervousness vanished; and she began her recitation, her clear, sweet voice reaching to the farthest corner of the room without a tremor or a break.
The mother was at home—a little, fluffy, blue-eyed person, in a tremor of fear and indignation.
“‘“It is this:—‘I swear by my honor not to reveal to anyone what I have seen and heard on the 5th of February, 1815, between nine and ten o’clock in the evening; and I plead guilty of death should I ever violate this oath.’” The general appeared to be affected by a nervous tremor, which prevented his answering for some moments; then, overcoming his manifest repugnance, he pronounced the required oath, but in so low a tone as to be scarcely audible to the majority of the members, who insisted on his repeating it clearly and distinctly, which he did.
A tremor of suppressed rage shook the whole frame of the count, and making a violent effort over himself, he said: “I have a right to insist on your giving me an explanation.
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