tremorn.

Brit.

/ˈtrɛmə/,

/ˈtriːmə/, U.S.

/ˈtrɛmər/

Forms: Also Middle English–1800s -our, Middle English -oure.

Etymology: Middle English tremour, < Old French tremor, -our fear, terror (13th cent. in Godefroy), also a trembling or quivering (15th cent.) < Latin tremor, -ōrem, < tremĕre to tremble. In 17th cent. reintroduced in Latin form tremor.

†1. Terror. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of terror or horror > [noun] > terror

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c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 255 Swich a tremor [v.r. tremour] fele a-boute his herte That of þe feer his body sholde quake.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xv. 60 To solace and dysporte thy self euermore wyth the thondre and weddrynges, for to gyue unto vs tremoure and feere.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 81 Horrible dremes & cruel, comen to-fore her in hir mynde that tormente her in tremoure merueyllous.

a. Involuntary agitation of the body or limbs, resulting from physical infirmity or from fear or other strong emotion; trembling: see quot. 1866 at sense 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion

quakingeOE

trembling1303

shivering1398

shruggingc1400

quivering1538

horror1541

tremor1615

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 112 I haue Tremor Cordis on me: my heart daunces. ]

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 401 The disease called Tremor, or the shaking palsie.

1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. iv. 71 His lips are contracted by tremor.

1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 428 An approach to syncope, accompanied with more or less of universal tremor, and spasmodic twitchings, are said to have occurred.

1873 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 4) 747 Tremor of certain parts, caused by alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles in rapid succession, is a symptom of certain lesions of the nervous centres.

b. With a and plural. An instance of this; a fit of trembling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion > an act or fit of

tremor1616

shakea1625

shrug1713

shiver1727

shivering fit1816

shivering attack1899

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Tremour, a trembling.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 65 By its styptick and stimulating Quality it [tea] affects the Nerves..occasioning Tremors.

1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 97 A tremor of the hands is often lessened or removed, for a while, by a dram, or some strong wine.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 305 To a tremor of age their gray infirmity rocking.

c. figurative. A nervous thrill caused by emotion or excitement; also, a state of tremulous agitation or excitement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [noun]

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tremor1753

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flurrification1822

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poultry flutter1876

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thirl1879

razzle-dazzle1885

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fikiness1889

foment1889

dither1891

swivet1892

flusterment1895

tither1896

overwroughtness1923

mania1925

stumer1932

tizzy1935

two and eight1938

snit1939

tizz1953

tiswas1960

wahala1966

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. vii. 51 He ceased speaking. I was in tremors.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles vi. ii. 224 The tremors that unbidden rise.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxviii. 269 He went about all day in a tremor of delight.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xii [She] drew herself up very haughtily..to hide her tremor.

3. A tremulous or vibratory movement caused by some external impulse; a vibration, shaking, quivering. earth-tremor, an earthquake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake

earthdinOE

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tremor1635

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earth shock1816

temblor1876

quake1881

seism1883

macroseism1903

tremblor1913

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > a tremble or quiver

quavea1382

tremble1610

tremor1635

motitation1649

vibration1650

quaver1736

quiver1786

whither1825

shudder1865

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells ix. 570 One of these Tremors lasted forty dayes, When six and twenty tow'rs and castles fell.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tremor, quaking, trembling, shaking, great fear, also an earthquake.

1728 H. Pemberton View Sir I. Newton's Philos. 270 Motion consequent upon the tremors of the air, excited by the vibrations of sonorous bodies.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 324 All countries are liable to slight tremors..when some great crisis of subterranean movement agitates an adjoining volcanic region.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxix. 250 The peculiar tremor of a cotton~factory.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 187 Waves or tremors may be propagated in all directions through the solid ground.

4. A tremble or quaver in the voice; a tremulous sound or note.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > tremulous quality

trilla1704

quaver1748

tremble1779

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falter1834

shake1859

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 59 The tremor of his voice..heightened its eloquence.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon ii There seemed a touch of true feeling in the tremour of his rich sweet voice.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xxxi There was a tremor in the old lady's voice more of disappointment and hurt than of anger.

Compounds

tremor disk n. the telescopic image of a star, as apparently enlarged by the vibration of the telescope and of the atmosphere.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > observational instruments > [noun] > telescope > telescopic image of star

tremor disk1905

1905 H. F. Newall in Athenæum 29 Apr. 534/1 On the general design of spectrographs for equatorials of large aperture, considered from the point of view of ‘tremor discs’.

tremor storm n. a prolonged series of earth-tremors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > tremor > series

tremor storm1889

1889 Milne in Nature 31 Oct. 658/1 At certain seasons tremor storms are very marked.

Derivatives

ˈtremorful adj. dialect full of tremor; tremulous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear

daring1333

quiveringa1547

shivering1577

shuddering1600

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horrent1721

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horrescent1865

flittering1867

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trepidant1891

tremorful1901

1901 ‘Zack’ Tales Dunstable Weir 39 ‘I'll not go nigh the maid’, Martin cried, sort of tremorful.

ˈtremorous adj. rare = tremorful adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated

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riled1825

tête montée1825

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hotted-up1923

steamed1923

spooky1926

antsy-pantsy1944

antsy1950

agitato1964

amped1967

wired1970

1897 F. Thompson New Poems 28 The tremorous nurse of joy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tremor
释义	tremorn. Brit. /ˈtrɛmə/, /ˈtriːmə/, U.S. /ˈtrɛmər/ Forms: Also Middle English–1800s -our, Middle English -oure. Etymology: Middle English tremour, < Old French tremor, -our fear, terror (13th cent. in Godefroy), also a trembling or quivering (15th cent.) < Latin tremor, -ōrem, < tremĕre to tremble. In 17th cent. reintroduced in Latin form tremor. †1. Terror. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of terror or horror > [noun] > terror grurec900 awec1175 dreadc1200 fearlaca1225 ferdc1330 ferdlac1340 gastnessc1374 tremorc1374 dreadnessa1400 ferdshipa1400 scarea1400 dreadfulnessc1440 raddourc1440 terrorc1480 cremeur1485 fearing1546 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 255 Swich a tremor [v.r. tremour] fele a-boute his herte That of þe feer his body sholde quake. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xv. 60 To solace and dysporte thy self euermore wyth the thondre and weddrynges, for to gyue unto vs tremoure and feere. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 81 Horrible dremes & cruel, comen to-fore her in hir mynde that tormente her in tremoure merueyllous. 2. a. Involuntary agitation of the body or limbs, resulting from physical infirmity or from fear or other strong emotion; trembling: see quot. 1866 at sense 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion quakingeOE trembling1303 shivering1398 shruggingc1400 quivering1538 horror1541 tremor1615 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 112 I haue Tremor Cordis on me: my heart daunces. View more context for this quotation] 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 401 The disease called Tremor, or the shaking palsie. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. iv. 71 His lips are contracted by tremor. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 428 An approach to syncope, accompanied with more or less of universal tremor, and spasmodic twitchings, are said to have occurred. 1873 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 4) 747 Tremor of certain parts, caused by alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles in rapid succession, is a symptom of certain lesions of the nervous centres. b. With a and plural. An instance of this; a fit of trembling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > with cold, infirmity, or emotion > an act or fit of tremor1616 shakea1625 shrug1713 shiver1727 shivering fit1816 shivering attack1899 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Tremour, a trembling. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 65 By its styptick and stimulating Quality it [tea] affects the Nerves..occasioning Tremors. 1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 97 A tremor of the hands is often lessened or removed, for a while, by a dram, or some strong wine. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 305 To a tremor of age their gray infirmity rocking. c. figurative. A nervous thrill caused by emotion or excitement; also, a state of tremulous agitation or excitement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [noun] fever1340 motiona1398 quotidian?a1439 rufflea1535 commotion1581 fret1582 hurry1600 puddering1603 tumultuousnessa1617 trepidation1625 feverishness1638 boilingc1660 fermentationc1660 tumult1663 ferment1672 stickle1681 fuss1705 whirl1707 flurry1710 sweat1715 fluster1728 pucker1740 flutter1741 flustration1747 flutteration1753 tremor1753 swithera1768 twitteration1775 state1781 stew1806 scrow1808 tumultuating1815 flurrification1822 tew1825 purr1842 pirr1856 tête montée1859 go1866 faff1874 poultry flutter1876 palaver1878 thirl1879 razzle-dazzle1885 nervism1887 flurry-scurry1888 fikiness1889 foment1889 dither1891 swivet1892 flusterment1895 tither1896 overwroughtness1923 mania1925 stumer1932 tizzy1935 two and eight1938 snit1939 tizz1953 tiswas1960 wahala1966 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. vii. 51 He ceased speaking. I was in tremors. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles vi. ii. 224 The tremors that unbidden rise. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxviii. 269 He went about all day in a tremor of delight. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xii [She] drew herself up very haughtily..to hide her tremor. 3. A tremulous or vibratory movement caused by some external impulse; a vibration, shaking, quivering. earth-tremor, an earthquake. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake earthdinOE earthquakinga1325 earthgrinec1325 earthquakea1350 earthquavea1382 earth movingc1384 earth shakinga1387 terremote1390 tremor1635 airquake1746 earth shock1816 temblor1876 quake1881 seism1883 macroseism1903 tremblor1913 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering > a tremble or quiver quavea1382 tremble1610 tremor1635 motitation1649 vibration1650 quaver1736 quiver1786 whither1825 shudder1865 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells ix. 570 One of these Tremors lasted forty dayes, When six and twenty tow'rs and castles fell. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tremor, quaking, trembling, shaking, great fear, also an earthquake. 1728 H. Pemberton View Sir I. Newton's Philos. 270 Motion consequent upon the tremors of the air, excited by the vibrations of sonorous bodies. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 324 All countries are liable to slight tremors..when some great crisis of subterranean movement agitates an adjoining volcanic region. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxix. 250 The peculiar tremor of a cotton~factory. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 187 Waves or tremors may be propagated in all directions through the solid ground. 4. A tremble or quaver in the voice; a tremulous sound or note. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > tremulous quality trilla1704 quaver1748 tremble1779 tremor1797 falter1834 shake1859 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 59 The tremor of his voice..heightened its eloquence. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon ii There seemed a touch of true feeling in the tremour of his rich sweet voice. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xxxi There was a tremor in the old lady's voice more of disappointment and hurt than of anger. Compounds tremor disk n. the telescopic image of a star, as apparently enlarged by the vibration of the telescope and of the atmosphere. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > observational instruments > [noun] > telescope > telescopic image of star tremor disk1905 1905 H. F. Newall in Athenæum 29 Apr. 534/1 On the general design of spectrographs for equatorials of large aperture, considered from the point of view of ‘tremor discs’. tremor storm n. a prolonged series of earth-tremors. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > tremor > series tremor storm1889 1889 Milne in Nature 31 Oct. 658/1 At certain seasons tremor storms are very marked. Derivatives ˈtremorful adj. dialect full of tremor; tremulous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear daring1333 quiveringa1547 shivering1577 shuddering1600 intrembled1628 trepid1650 horrent1721 trepidatinga1774 horrescent1865 flittering1867 trepidatory1881 trepidant1891 tremorful1901 1901 ‘Zack’ Tales Dunstable Weir 39 ‘I'll not go nigh the maid’, Martin cried, sort of tremorful. ˈtremorous adj. rare = tremorful adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated high-wrought1579 feverous1587 tremulous1611 feverish1637 overwound1640 gestient1644 overwrought1648 twittering1648 fevereda1657 tumultuous1667 wrought-up1688 flustered1743 trepidatinga1774 flurried1775 wrought1778 riled1825 tête montée1825 worked up1831 tumultuating1854 trepidant1891 tremorous1897 wroughted1905 goosy1906 hotted-up1923 steamed1923 spooky1926 antsy-pantsy1944 antsy1950 agitato1964 amped1967 wired1970 1897 F. Thompson New Poems 28 The tremorous nurse of joy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tremorv. Brit. /ˈtrɛmə/, U.S. /ˈtrɛmər/ Etymology: < tremor n. intransitive. To be agitated by a tremor or tremors; to shake or tremble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver shiverc1250 tremble1303 lillec1400 tryllec1400 quaver?a1439 didderc1440 dadderc1450 whitherc1450 bever1470 dindle1470 brawl1489 quiver1490 quitter1513 flichter1528 warble1549 palsy1582 quoba1586 twitter1629 dither1649 verberate1652 quibble1721 dandera1724 tremulate1749 vibrate1757 dingle1787 nidge1803 tirl1825 reel1847 shudder1849 tremor1921 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 858/1 The ship tremored, vibrated like mad. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 860/2 Her voice had tremor'd..with urgency. 1926 M. Walsh Key above Door x. 113 His strong, big jowl was..tremoring with the chill. 1928 M. Walsh While Rivers Run vi. 68 His car was purring and tremoring. 1963 A. Smith Throw out Two Hands xvi. 162 They [sc. zebras] went by in droves, and the earth tremored beneath them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1374v.1921
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tremorn.

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tremorv.