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
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
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
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Tucked under the Avignon train station, their barely 300-square-foot one-bedroom trembled each night as freight trains passed above.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.
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The woman was visibly trembling and radiated the metallic scent of tequila.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremble
Noun
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To be frank, Bug is a nightmarish experience — but not in an overt, shudder-inducing way.—
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Verb
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Facta and Tamaranamen both turn Two Shell tunes into cutesy, Dntel-adjacent electronica, the former’s low-end reinforced with a rough-around-the-edges-bassline and the latter with a quivering lead that sounds like a music box.—
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Danes is a four-time Golden Globe winner who brought her quivering lower lip to bear on the role of an author who thinks her next-door neighbor killed his wife.—
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For more cold-climate shivers also see Finnish Weird, a quirky and often surprisingly spooky literary trove from the lands of the midnight sun.—
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Just hearing ‘set piece’ sends a shiver down Liverpool supporters’ spines.—
Verb
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From vibrating steering wheels, haptic smartwatches, and even gaming controllers.—
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The vibrating bristles of this electric version can break up and sweep away plaque more effectively.—
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“Tremble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremble. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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