as in shudder
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow
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Recent Examples of tremble
Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Turner has had two seizures since late January, and his left hand trembles, Marshall said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
There was trembling in my voice — a mixture of awe and pride, but also a little bit of fear.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In 2008, Grosz felt the tremble of the Great Recession and just five years later, the aftershock of the Detroit bankruptcy.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
Turner has had two seizures since late January, and his left hand trembles, Marshall said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
Verb
Dramatically reenacting the scene in the special, Foxx’s legs tremble, his eyes wide.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
There was trembling in my voice — a mixture of awe and pride, but also a little bit of fear.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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Ringu watch on shudder Saloum Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 24m Director: Jean Luc Herbulot Culturally resonant and thrilling, this Toronto 2021 film is a Shudder exclusive now.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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My foray into neutrals *involuntary shudder* all started with blue jeans.—
Lucy Dolan-Zalaznick,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The song starts out claustrophobic, with Niko Kapetan’s voice hushed and quivering over an acoustic guitar.—
Alex Suskind,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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The water off the coast of Point Vicente quivered in the distance with little leaping bits of life.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Classic Turkish Cotton Robe Few things are worse than stepping out of a warm shower into a cold bathroom in the winter months, but having this robe close by will eliminate your post-shower shivers.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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Winter is coming to New York, which should send a shiver — and a shudder — through residents who know how close the city came to catastrophe just two years ago, and how little has been achieved to prevent it from happening again.—
Jon Pepper,
National Review,
14 Dec. 2024
Verb
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It’s composed of rows of TV monitors arranged into a grid (à la Minimalism) and displaying undulating black-and-white patterns that appear to vibrate (à la Op).—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In another breakthrough, researchers built an ultra-sensitive microphone informed by spider silk, which vibrates with the subtle perturbations of sound waves moving through the air.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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