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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trem•or /ˈtrɛmɚ, ˈtrimɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Pathologyan uncontrolled shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, or excitement:As the fever struck, tremors shook his body.
- a vibration:the tremors following an earthquake.
- an uncertain, quavering sound, as of the voice:She asked, with a tremor in her voice, if he was going to be all right.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trem•or (trem′ər, trē′mər),USA pronunciation n. - involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement;
a fit of trembling. - any tremulous or vibratory movement;
vibration:tremors following an earthquake. - a trembling or quivering effect, as of light.
- a quavering sound, as of the voice.
- Latin: a trembling, equivalent. to trem(ere) to tremble + -or -or1
- Middle English 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shudder, shiver, quiver.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged oscillation.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tremor /ˈtrɛmə/ n - an involuntary shudder or vibration, as from illness, fear, shock, etc
- any trembling or quivering movement
- a vibrating or trembling effect, as of sound or light
- Also called: earth tremor a minor earthquake
vb - (intransitive) to tremble
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: a shaking, from tremere to tremble, quakeˈtremorous adj |