Antonyms for trembling
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : trem-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɛm bəl |
Definition of trembling
Origin :- c.1300, "shake from fear, cold, etc.," from Old French trembler "tremble, fear" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *tremulare (source of Italian tremolare, Spanish temblar), from Latin tremulus "trembling, tremulous," from tremere "to tremble, shiver, quake," from PIE *trem- "to tremble" (cf. Greek tremein "to shiver, tremble," Lithuanian trimu "to chase away," Old Church Slavonic treso "to shake," Gothic þramstei "grasshopper"). A native word for this was Old English bifian. Related: Trembled; trembling. The noun is recorded from c.1600.
- verb shake, vibrate
- I received the deputation with a trembling and apprehensive heart.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Pale and trembling, I pointed to the horrible staircase by which we had come.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- When she held her in her arms pressed against her breast, she felt that she was trembling.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Monseigneur shook from trembling as he repeated severely the word, "Never!"
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- When she turned back to the fireplace her hands were trembling.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- John took the letter in his trembling fingers and tore it open.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Then close by me, in a low, trembling voice, she returned: "I am here."
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- I came to this subject with fear and trembling, but he took it quietly.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- “He gave it to me,” she murmured, suddenly subdued and trembling.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The clergyman looked round; one of the children was trembling.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Synonyms for trembling
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