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tremor

tre·mor

UK/ˈtɹɛmə/ US/ˈtɹɛmɚ/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

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2.
3.

shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

verb

1.

shake with seismic vibrations

  • “The earth was quaking”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • earth tremor
  • essential tremor
  • harmonic tremor
  • night tremor

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