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noun

Definition of tremble

as in shudder

an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow

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Ultimately, the recent market trembles reveal less about the immediate dangers of AI and more about the precarious psychology of modern trading. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS. — James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024

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Make no mistake, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects have realized the president’s agenda in exquisite detail, and the building practically trembles with symbolism. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026 The tinges of regret over What Might Have Been for him tremble just beneath his and the movie’s surface. — Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tremble

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Noun

In November 2015, firefighters were using a REACH Eurocopter for training to simulate patient loading and unloading at the Apple Valley airport when the pilot felt a shudder and immediately landed.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Moreno says as the chopper shudders, causing the camera to shake.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shudder

Verb

And as Ternus thumbs through the $1,999-and-up phone, attempting to drag a photo into a text-message box, eagle-eyed viewers notice his hands quivering.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
As Jay tries to avoid getting crushed by the whale’s stomach in one quivering chamber or dissolved by acid in the next, Abrams comes up with reactions that feel as plausible as possible in a situation that’s totally unimaginable.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of quiver

Noun

Maryland linebacker Daniel Wingate picked off a deflected Sayin pass and returned it 51 yards for a TD in the third quarter to pull Maryland within 31-16, sending a shiver through an Ohio State crowd that thinned out considerably at halftime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
The idea of seeing a total solar eclipse there sent shivers through me.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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