(trembles, trembling, trembled)
1.
If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold.
His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over...
Gil was white and trembling with anger...
With trembling fingers, he removed the camera from his pocket.
= shake
VERB: V, V with n, V-ing
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Tremble is also a noun.
I will never forget the look on the patient's face, the tremble in his hand.
N-SING: usu N in/of n
2.
If something trembles, it shakes slightly. (LITERARY)
He felt the earth tremble under him...
= quiver
VERB: V
3.
If your voice trembles, it sounds unsteady and uncertain, usually because you are upset or nervous. (LITERARY)
His voice trembled, on the verge of tears.
= shake
VERB: V
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Tremble is also a noun.
'Please understand this,' she began, a tremble in her voice.
N-SING: usu N in/of n