Trem"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Trembled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Trembling (?).] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus
trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr.
?, Lith. trimti. Cf. Tremulous, Tremor.]
1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or
weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person
or an animal.
I tremble still with fear.
Shak.
Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke.
Dryden.
2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a
thing.
The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top
Shall tremble.
Milton.
3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous;
as the voice trembles.
Trem"ble, n. An involuntary shaking or
quivering.
I am all of a tremble when I think of
it.
W. Black.