temblor
noun
a tremor; earthquake.
temblors
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pluralof temblor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Playa Grande, the temblors spared few buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Big Bear earthquake of 1992 was the second of a one-two punch of temblors that occurred on the same day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
A hypothetical magnitude 9.3 earthquake from Alaska — similar in scale to the monstrous 1964 tsunami-generating temblor — would offer six hours of warning; large temblors from Chile could provide 13 hours of warning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
Since the quakes, the anger of many survivors has centered on the lax construction practices that allowed so many defective buildings to rise across a region with a history of powerful temblors.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
But there were fewer temblors after it, and no shocks at all.
From Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster
