tremor

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɛmə/ (UK)
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/ˈtɹɛmə/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ (US) · /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ · /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/

Definition of tremor

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    “She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.”
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noun

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    “She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.”
  2. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    “The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.”
  3. An earthquake.
    “Did you feel the tremor this morning?”

verb

  1. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.
    “The ground tremored under their big boots.”

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Etymology

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

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