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noun

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plural of tremble
as in shivers
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tremble
as in quivers

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“Trembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trembles. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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