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trembling

/ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

Examples :

"Her lip started to tremble as she burst into tears"
physiology body sensation

Related Words

Illustration started

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

To begin, commence, initiate.

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

Illustration burst

burst noun

/bɜːst/ /bɝst/

An act or instance of bursting.

"The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away."

Illustration afraid

afraid adjective

/əˈfɹeɪd/

(usually used predicatively, not attributively, be afraid) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

"He is afraid of death."

Illustration vibrate

vibrate noun

/vaɪˈbɹeɪt/ /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/

The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.

"Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting."

Illustration tremble

tremble noun

/ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

A shake, quiver, or vibration.

"The tremble of the leaves in the wind rustled the paper on my desk. "

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration thunder

thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

Illustration revealed

revealed verb

/ɹəˈviːld/

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

"The magician revealed the rabbit from under his hat, surprising the audience. "

Illustration shake

shake noun

/ˈʃeɪk/

The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.

"She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head."

Illustration quiver

quiver noun

/ˈkwɪvəɹ/ /ˈkwɪvə/

A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

"The archer reached for another arrow in his quiver. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "