Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tremble
Tremble
tremble
v. & n. --v.intr. 1 shake involuntarily from fear, excitement, weakness, etc. 2 be in a state of extreme apprehension (trembled at the very thought of it). 3 move in a quivering manner (leaves trembled in the breeze). --n. 1 a trembling state or movement; a quiver (couldn't speak without a tremble). 2 (in pl.) a disease (esp. of cattle) marked by trembling. Phrases and idioms all of a tremble colloq. 1 trembling all over. 2 extremely agitated. trembling poplar an aspen. Derivatives tremblingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF trembler f. med.L tremulare f. L tremulus TREMULOUS
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I. intransitive verb (~d; trembling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to ~; akin to Greek tremein to ~ Date: 14th century to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) ; shiver, to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous , to be affected with great fear or anxiety , ~r noun II. noun Date: 1609 an act or instance of trembling, severe poisoning of livestock and especially cattle by a toxic alcohol present in a snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and rayless goldenrod that is characterized especially by muscular tremors, weakness, and constipation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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