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Tremor
01
a small or slight earthquake
02
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
tremors
03
a small or slight shaking, often caused by fear, excitement, or illness
Examples
Her hands had a tremor from nervousness.
to tremor
01
to make a slight shaking movement, often as a result of external factors such as wind, movement, or vibrations
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
tremor
3rd person singular
tremors
Present participle
tremoring
Past simple
tremored
Past participle
tremored
Examples
The tall buildings trembled and tremored for over a minute as the magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the city.
Lexical Tree
tremulous
tremor
