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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

A remarkable story, called "In Prison," all atremble with new sensations, inaugurates this new style.

From Contemporary Russian Novelists by Persky, Serge