Meaning of "tremble" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TREMBLE

From Old French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulāre, from Latin tremulus quivering, from tremere to quake.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TREMBLE

tremble  [ˈtrɛmbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TREMBLE

Tremble is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tremble in English.

WHAT DOES TREMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tremble

Tremble or trembles may refer to: ▪ "Tremble", the debut single from Lou Rhodes' first solo album ▪ Tremble dance, a dance performed by receiver honey bees ▪ Tremble, independent short film from Australian filmmakers The Schelle Brothers ▪ "Tremble," a song by Audio Adrenaline from their 2001 album Lift ▪ Milk sickness, known as "trembles" in animals People with the surname: ▪ Greg Tremble, American football safety ▪ Mary Trembles, one of three women hanged as a result of the 1682 Bideford witch trial ▪ Roy Tremble, singer with the gospel group The Cathedral Quartet ▪ Evelyn Tremble, fictional character in Casino Royale, played by Peter Sellers...

Definition of tremble in the English dictionary

The first definition of tremble in the dictionary is to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver. Other definition of tremble is to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver. Tremble is also to experience fear or anxiety.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TREMBLE

PRESENT

Present

I tremble

you tremble

he/she/it trembles

we tremble

you tremble

they tremble

Present continuous

I am trembling

you are trembling

he/she/it is trembling

we are trembling

you are trembling

they are trembling

Present perfect

I have trembled

you have trembled

he/she/it has trembled

we have trembled

you have trembled

they have trembled

Present perfect continuous

I have been trembling

you have been trembling

he/she/it has been trembling

we have been trembling

you have been trembling

they have been trembling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I trembled

you trembled

he/she/it trembled

we trembled

you trembled

they trembled

Past continuous

I was trembling

you were trembling

he/she/it was trembling

we were trembling

you were trembling

they were trembling

Past perfect

I had trembled

you had trembled

he/she/it had trembled

we had trembled

you had trembled

they had trembled

Past perfect continuous

I had been trembling

you had been trembling

he/she/it had been trembling

we had been trembling

you had been trembling

they had been trembling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tremble

you will tremble

he/she/it will tremble

we will tremble

you will tremble

they will tremble

Future continuous

I will be trembling

you will be trembling

he/she/it will be trembling

we will be trembling

you will be trembling

they will be trembling

Future perfect

I will have trembled

you will have trembled

he/she/it will have trembled

we will have trembled

you will have trembled

they will have trembled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been trembling

you will have been trembling

he/she/it will have been trembling

we will have been trembling

you will have been trembling

they will have been trembling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tremble

you would tremble

he/she/it would tremble

we would tremble

you would tremble

they would tremble

Conditional continuous

I would be trembling

you would be trembling

he/she/it would be trembling

we would be trembling

you would be trembling

they would be trembling

Conditional perfect

I would have tremble

you would have tremble

he/she/it would have tremble

we would have tremble

you would have tremble

they would have tremble

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been trembling

you would have been trembling

he/she/it would have been trembling

we would have been trembling

you would have been trembling

they would have been trembling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tremble
we let´s tremble
you tremble

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tremble

Past participle

trembled

Present Participle

trembling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TREMBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tremble» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tremble

oscillate · oscillation · quake · quiver · rock · shake · shiver · shudder · teeter · totter · tremor · vibrate · vibration · wobble

TRANSLATION OF TREMBLE

Find out the translation of tremble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tremble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tremble» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 颤抖
• Translator English - Spanish: temblar
• English: tremble
• Translator English - Hindi: कांप
• Translator English - Arabic: يَرْتَعِدُ
• Translator English - Russian: дрожать
• Translator English - Portuguese: tremer
• Translator English - Bengali: কম্পন
• Translator English - French: trembler
• Translator English - Malay: menggeletar
• Translator English - German: zittern
• Translator English - Japanese: 震える
• Translator English - Korean: 떨다
• Translator English - Javanese: Trenyuh
• Translator English - Vietnamese: run
• Translator English - Tamil: நடுக்கமுற்றிடும்
• Translator English - Marathi: भीतीने थरथर
• Translator English - Turkish: titreme
• Translator English - Italian: tremare
• Translator English - Polish: zadrżeć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тремтіти
• Translator English - Romanian: a tremura
• Translator English - Greek: τρέμω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bewe
• Translator English - Swedish: darra
• Translator English - Norwegian: skjelve

10 QUOTES WITH «TREMBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tremble.

1

Vittorio Alfieri

Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.

2

Lauren Bacall

I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look.

3

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Does not a man physically tremble under the mere look of a wild beast or fellow-man that is stronger than himself? Does not a woman redden all over when she feels her lover's eyes on her? How then should one doubt the mysterious power of one individual over another?

4

Zahi Hawass

It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb.

5

Lajos Kossuth

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

6

Emir Kusturica

I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence.

7

Robert E. Lee

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

8

Rosemary Mahoney

I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I'm on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear. The fear, of course, is that I'll sit down at the desk and discover that what I've written is claptrap. Fear inevitably leads to procrastination.

9

Rosemary Mahoney

The night sky in Egypt is a swirling mass of stars so bright and numerous the sky seems to tremble with the ice-blue weight of them.

10

Karl Marx

Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TREMBLE»

Discover the use of tremble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tremble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

More Secrets More Lies

Secret may be a scorned wife, but she's got attitude.

J. Tremble, 2012

Tremble

In this, her eighth collection of poems, C.D. Wright endeavors to penetrate the retina of fears that incessantly convene to blunt the vision required of us.

C. D. Wright, 1996

My Man, Her Son

Things spin out of control causing love, relationships and fate to be tested. Original. J. Tremble, the author of the best selling novel, Secrets of a Housewife is back! My Man Her Son is destined to be a classic.

J. Tremble, 2010

The Big Book of Horror: 21 Tales to Make You Tremble

Presents abridged and adapted versions of twenty-one horror stories, including Charles Dickens' "The Signalman" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat."

Alissa Heyman, 2006

When Dreams Tremble

Leslie Harris's return home after a decade of triumphs and disappointment resembles a nightmare more than the quiet stroll down memory lane she'd hoped for.

Radclyffe, 2007

Tremble + Ennui

Their misadventures cut a wide swath through New Orleans society from high to low. Tremble + Ennui finds comedy in a city where civilization seems to be collapsing.

Edgar Nicaud, 2006

Tremble

Slowly going insane from the drugs forced upon her to enhance her abilities, Dez searches for a woman whose blood may cure her, but someone is trying to keep Dez from the cure at all costs--her father.

Jus Accardo, 2013

Tremble

Prepare to be shocked and seduced as this internationally famous writer turns a practiced hand to erotic romance. Make no mistake, Tremble will consume you, possess you, and leave you begging for more.

Tobsha Learner, 2012

Tremble: Sensual Tales Of The Mystical And Sinister

. . Tobsha Learner's passionate short story collection will consume you . . . and have you begging for more. 'wonderfully strange and dark tales' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Tobsha Learner, 2010

And Let the Earth Tremble at Its Centers

tremble at its centers.” Here, it was as if the earth had several cen- ters, that is, as if the center—the epicenter—equally distant from other centers, configuring the circumference, and giving the center precisely its condition of centeredness, ...

Gonzalo Celorio, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TREMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tremble is used in the context of the following news items.

Very Mention of Snowden's Name Makes Prosecutors Tremble

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has become such a powerful symbol of government overreach that federal prosecutors in a terror case in Chicago are ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jun 15»

Django Django treks into the jungle in 'Shake and Tremble' video …

The band's sound perfectly matches sweaty dance clubs, but in their new video for Saturn song “Shake and Tremble,” director Pete Dee transports Django ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»

Huawei P8: Chinese mobes have arrived and the West should tremble

Analysis Networking kit giant Huawei didn't even make mobile phones four years ago, but its classy new P8 flagship shows what astonishing progress it's made ... «The Register, Apr 15»

Tremble in the Shadow of New York's 50-Foot 'Ice Volcano'

Tremble in the Shadow of New York's 50-Foot 'Ice Volcano'. The massive, frozen cone is the product of this winter's bitter temperatures. John Metcalfe · @ ... «CityLab, Feb 15»

Why China wants to make Japan 'tremble'

In an article on its website the newspaper said the parade is intended to demonstrate China's military might; make Japan tremble and show the world China's ... «Nikkei Asian Review, Feb 15»

Connor Tremble: Remembrance service for murdered teenager

Mrs Tremble and Connor's two sisters took part in the service, during which poems were read out, music performed and a video tribute played by one of ... «BBC News, Feb 15»

Greek Markets Tremble At New PM's Confrontation With Europe

Greece's new government came to power on a promise of a clean break with capitalist orthodoxy. Two days into the experiment, capital is making a pretty clean ... «TIME, Jan 15»

Rihanna & Leonardo DiCaprio: How He Makes Her 'Knees Tremble'

... weak every time she looks at him are his eyes. That alone makes her knees tremble.” Usually when someone's knees tremble that's a sign of a major crush! «Hollywood Life, Jan 15»

[Person of the year: Fuat Avni] He says, 'Don't just be afraid, tremble …

Fuat Avni is notorious for defying Erdoğan by ending many of his tweets with the phrase “Don't fear, tremble,” which is a reference to the warnings of a religious ... «Today's Zaman, Dec 14»

Connor Tremble memorial cash to to go to Oxford brain bank

A centre which stores brains for research in to autism is to benefit from funds raised in memory of a teenager murdered by a love rival. Connor Tremble, who was ... «BBC News, Oct 14»