- Also called: milk sickness a disease of cattle and sheep characterized by muscular incoordination and tremor, caused by ingestion of white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod
- a nontechnical name for Parkinson's disease
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trembles /ˈtrɛmbəlz/ n (functioning as singular)
trem•ble /ˈtrɛmbəl/USA pronunciation
v., -bled, -bling, n.
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [no object]
- to shake with short, quick movements, as from fear or cold;
quake:His hands trembled from fear. - to be troubled with apprehension:to tremble with worry about the exam.
- (of things) to be affected with motion like vibrations:After the explosion the whole house trembled.
- to be unsteady, as sound:His voice trembled.
n. [countable]
- the act of trembling.
- a state or fit of trembling.
trem•ble
(trem′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.i.
n.
trem ′bling•ly, adv.
v.i.
- to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold;
quake;
quiver. - to be troubled with fear or apprehension.
- (of things) to be affected with vibratory motion.
- to be tremulous, as light or sound:His voice trembled.
n.
- the act of trembling.
- a state or fit of trembling.
- trembles, ([used with a singular v.])
- [Pathol.]See milk sickness.
- [Vet. Pathol.]a toxic condition of cattle and sheep caused by the eating of white snakeroot and characterized by muscular tremors.
- Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, derivative of Latin tremulus tremulous
- Old French trembler
- Middle English trem(b)len (verb, verbal) 1275–1325
- 1. shudder. See shake. 3. oscillate.
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tremble /ˈtrɛmbəl/ vb (intransitive)
- to vibrate with short slight movements; quiver
- to shake involuntarily, as with cold or fear; shiver
- to experience fear or anxiety
- the act or an instance of trembling
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