tremor

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹɛmə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small shaking movement of the body or ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An earthquake.

Examples

  • A powerful tremor knocked Tom off his feet.

  • The croaking frogs inspired tremor in Mary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

  2. A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

More examples

In context

  • Did you feel the tremor this morning?

  • She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.

  • The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.

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During the earthquake, a strong blank shook the ground beneath our feet.

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Origin

noun

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