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Meaning of 'trembling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trembling [ a.]
- Shaking; tottering; quivering.
2 . Trembling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Tremble

Meaning of 'trembling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trembling [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a shaky motion
Example in sentence:
  • the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
2 . trembling [ s]
Meaning (2):
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Example in sentence:
  • a quaking bog;
  • quivering leaves of a poplar tree;
  • seemed shaky on her feet;
  • sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier;
  • the quaking child asked for more;
  • trembling hands;
  • with shaking knees

Nearby Words:

treacher treacherous treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard

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