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Definition of tremble : 1. An involuntary shaking or quivering.
2. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
3. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; - said of a person or an animal.
4. To totter; to shake; - said of a thing.

Synonyms:

milkshake, joggle, handshake, fidget, jar, shingle, frisson, reel, waggle, twitter, trill, heebie-jeebies, quake, shake, quaver, shudder, flap, chill, jolt, calm, fear, jounce, repetition, didder, swing, shiver, jim-jams, jitter, jump, handshaking, thrill, willies, all-overs, tingle, brandish, handclasp, milk shake, agitate

glimmer, flicker, wave, quiver, twinkle, shimmer, flutter, sparkle, glint, blink, waver

pulse, alternate, rock, totter, tick, throb, fluctuate, teeter-totter, undulate, bob, beat, radiate, vibrate, pulsate, wag, stagger, vacillate, wobble, librate, oscillate, seesaw, sway

Usage examples:

• But Judith continued to be silent and to tremble. - "Throckmorton", Molly Elliot Seawell.
• They kept silence also lest the thrill of it should tremble in their voices. - "Patsy", S. R. Crockett.
• It was a doubt that made me tremble. - "The Guilty River", Wilkie Collins.