单词 | tremulate |
释义 | tremulatev. rare. 1. intransitive. To tremble, vibrate; to palpitate, quiver. 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 1749 U. ap Rhys Tour Spain & Portugal (1760) 92 Tender Limbs, that tremulate and wanton in the air. 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull I. xiv. 137 His heart flutter'd! and the whole man was tremulating with affection! 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. iv. Comm. 34 The auditory nerve tremulates, and the brain is agitated. 2. transitive. To cause to tremble or vibrate. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (transitive)] > make tremble tremble1591 quiver1599 dingle1611 shiver1693 tremulate1764 thrill1800 tremefy1832 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane iii. 98 The faint breeze oft flags on listless wings, Nor tremulates the coco's airiest arch. 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. iii. Comm. 8 No musician is provided..to tremulate the strings. 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. vi. Comm. 8 [The winds] tremulate whatever substances they encounter. Derivatives ˈtremulated adj. ΚΠ 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. iv. Comm. 28 Substituting for his philosophy of vocal atoms, that of a tremulated medium. ˈtremulating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. ii. 467 Those colours which..Impress the tremulating nerves of sight. 1813 T. Busby in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. iv. Comm. 27 Certain pulsations communicated to the air, by the tremulating organs of the voice. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1749 |
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