temblor

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛmblə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tem′blər, -blôr; Sp. tem blôr′)

Inflections of 'temblor' (n):
temblors
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temblores
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tem•blor  (tem′blər, -blôr; Sp. tem blôr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -blors, Sp. -blo•res 
    (-blô′res).USA pronunciation 
  1. Geology, Foreign Termsa tremor;
    earthquake.
  • Spanish: literally, a quaking, equivalent. to tembl(ar) to quake (perh. Latin timēre to fear and Late Latin tremulāre to quake; see tremble) + -or -or1
  • 1895–1900, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
temblor /ˈtɛmblə; -blɔː/ n ( pl temblors, temblores /tɛmˈblɔːreɪz/)
  1. chiefly US an earthquake or earth tremor
Etymology: 19th Century: American Spanish, from Spanish temblar to shake, tremble
'temblor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
earthquake - trembler

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