Tremble \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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