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单词 atremble
释义

atremble

adjective

atrem·​ble ə-ˈtrem-bəl How to pronounce atremble (audio)
: shaking involuntarily : trembling
he was white as death and all atremble Robert Coover

Synonyms

  • aquiver
  • quaking
  • quavery
  • quivering
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • trembling
  • trembly
  • tremulous
  • wobbling
  • wabbling
  • wobbly
  • wabbly
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Example Sentences

atremble with fright at the sound of the booming howitzers
Recent Examples on the Web The prospect of a multicultural America cannot mesh with the white Protestant template, and this has many white people atremble with cultural insecurity. John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2017 His gaze has the power to set walls, grown men and the earth itself atremble. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

atremble

adjective

as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements atremble with fright at the sound of the booming howitzers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trembling
  • shaking
  • trembly
  • quivering
  • shuddering
  • shivering
  • aquiver
  • shaky
  • quaking
  • quavery
  • shuddery
  • tremulous
  • wobbling
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • wobbly
  • wabbling
  • throbbing
  • wabbly
  • convulsive
  • shivery
  • palpitating
  • unsteady
  • wavering
  • wavery
  • pulsating
  • rocky
  • unstable
  • staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • steady
  • controlled
  • stable
  • settled
  • firm
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