tremor
tremor
Definition
tremor (trem′ər; occas. trē′mər)
noun
- a trembling, shaking, or shivering
- a vibratory or quivering motion
- a nervous thrill; trembling sensation
- a trembling sound
- a state of tremulous excitement in a tremor of delight
Etymology: ME < OFr tremour < L tremor < tremere, to tremble
trem′·or·ous adjective
tremor
Synonyms
tremor
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- fear: I could feel the tremor of fear that ruffled through the tour group.
Converse of subject
- affect: Tremor There is an excellent UK site for anyone affected by tremor of whatever origin.
Converse of object
- feel: Somehow we never felt the earth tremor which shook the island during the morning!
- send: The surprise confession sent diplomatic tremors around the world.
- suffer: There may also be visual hallucinations, and people with this disease can become stiff, sluggish and suffer tremors.
- cause: The death of a million in Rwanda did not cause the slightest tremor to the stock markets.
- reduce: The next big hurdle is then to find out what can help reduce the tremor.
- manage: What sort of techniques will physiotherapists use to help manage tremor?
Adjective modifier
- volcanic: Time series analysis of volcanic tremors in Montserrat: what have we learned?
- harmonic: These lines are seen in harmonic tremor which follows the build up of repeated hybrid events.
- resting: Some cases, however, may be indistinguishable from Parkinson's disease, with an asymmetric onset and a resting tremor.
- muscular: It causes muscular tremors, rigidity, and slowing of movement.
- slight: The death of a million in Rwanda did not cause the slightest tremor to the stock markets.
- mild: There are still mild tremors being felt in the aftermath of the main earthquake.
Noun used with modifier
- earth: He says they had a sizable earth tremor 4.5 on the Richter scale.
- muscle: Injecting the hormone often caused muscle tremors in the animals.
- earthquake: This earthquake tremor sent a warning shrill to torpid parts of me which trusted - still.
- limb: He was brought to the surface and got out of the water, where he suffered blackouts, limb tremors and chest pain.
- intention: Some people have what is known as an intention tremor which means when they try to reach for something their hand shakes.
- hand: Smith only needed one last drink to prevent hand tremors on the job.
Browse dictionary entries near tremor
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- trellis-coded pulse amplitude modulation
- trellis-coded modulation
- tremulous
- trenail
- trench
- trench coat
- trench fever
- trench foot
- trench knife
- trench mortar
- trench mouth
- trenchant
