¦ verb shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.
?be in a state of extreme apprehension.
?(of a thing) shake or quiver slightly.
¦ noun a trembling feeling, movement, or sound.
Phrases
all of a tremble informal extremely agitated or excited.
Derivatives
trembling adjective
tremblingly adverb
trembly adjective (informal).
Origin
ME: from OFr.
trembler, from med. L.
tremulare, from L.
tremulus (see
tremulous).