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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

Once when old Otto von Bismarck's demands had set much of Europe atremble, he was asked if he wanted war.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

A moment before I thought he was a candidate for fatty degeneration of the cerebrum, but now his sturdy frame was all atremble with life.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert

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