Tremor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A shaking or vibrating movement, as of the earth.
  • n. A trembling or quivering effect: a tremor of aspen leaves.
  • n. An involuntary trembling or quivering, as from nervous agitation or weakness.
  • n. A nervous quiver or thrill: felt a tremor of joy.
  • n. A state or feeling of nervous agitation or tension.
  • n. A tremulous sound; a quaver.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
  • n. An earthquake.
  • v. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In colonial furniture, a sort of hood or head-piece found on high cupboards and the like: probably derived from a French type.
  • n. A shaking or quivering caused by some external impulse; a close succession of short vibratory or modulatory movements; a state of trembling in a living object or substance: as, the tremor of the aspen-leaf.
  • n. An involuntary or convulsive muscular shaking, quaking, or quivering, as from weakness, disorder, or emotion.
  • n. A trembling, quivering, or quavering quality or effect: as, a tremor of light.
  • n. Synonyms Trepidation, Emotion, etc. (see agitation), quiver, quivering, quaking. See trepidation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
  • v. shake with seismic vibrations
  • n. shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
  • n. a small earthquake
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quivering    quiver    vibration    shake    agitate   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trembling    tremble    vibration   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    emmer    gemmer    hemmer    stemmer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shiver    spasm    twinge    quiver    throb    flicker    flutter    jolt    ache    gasp