tremble
tremble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. Milton.
- 2.To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
- 3.An involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to totter; to shake; -- said of a thing. The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. Milton called?
- What is to quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles called?
- What is an involuntary shaking or quivering. I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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