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atremble

American  
[uh-trem-buhl] / əˈtrɛm bəl /

adverb

  1. in a trembling state.


Etymology

Origin of atremble

First recorded in 1855–60; a- 1 + tremble

Example Sentences

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It had a crowd of 76,549 that set the place atremble.

From Washington Post Oct. 30, 2021

The fans are already atremble with anticipation, scalpers are busy preparing hefty markups, to $225 or more a ticket, and the teams are mulling over old grudges.

From Time Magazine Archive

Newspapers across Germany were predictably atremble over Grass's revelation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ultimately the picture he has acted in sets cinemaddicts atremble, but Terry Rooney has already thought himself a failure, married Rita, and fled to the South Seas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Martin was all atremble at the daring thought, and he clutched the rail to steady himself.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

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