English Explanatory Dictionary

tremor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
  2. A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
  3. An earthquake.
verb
  1. To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tremor.wav /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/

Word forms

tremor tremors tremour tremoring tremored

Etymology

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

Derived words

antitremor earth tremor essential tremor harmonic tremor microtremor night tremor tremordominant tremorful tremorgenic tremorgram tremorgraph tremorgraphy tremorine tremorless tremorous tremoring

Translations

Bulgarian: потръпване Chamicuro: ka'nakosilo Chinese Mandarin: 哆嗦 Chinese Mandarin: 顫抖 /颤抖 Chinese Mandarin: 發抖 /发抖 Chinese Mandarin: 顫慄 /颤栗 Chinese Mandarin: 震顫 /震颤 Chinese Mandarin: 震動 /震动 Czech: třes Czech: otřes Emilian: tarmarî Emilian: termarìa Emilian: tarmarìa Emilian: tarmarôla Finnish: väreily Finnish: vavahtelu Finnish: tärinä French: tremblement French: trépidation Friulian: trimôr Galician: tremor German: Zittern Greek: τρεμούλα Greek: ρίγος Haitian Creole: tranbleman Hungarian: reszketés Hungarian: remegés Irish: creathán Italian: tremore Japanese: 震え Japanese: 揺れ Korean: 떨림 Latin: tremor Māori: ngāueue Māori: wheoi Persian: لرزش Polish: drżenie Portuguese: tremor Russian: дрожь Russian: дрожа́ние Sicilian: trimuri Spanish: temblor Swedish: skakning Walloon: tronnaedje Walloon: tronna
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