tremble
verb (used without object)
to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
trembled
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past participleof tremble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tremble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trembleverb (used without object)to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
Example Sentences
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One of the most Latino big cities in the country trembled in fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Lilia, a pensioner, recalled giving her infirm husband injections even as her hands and legs trembled during bombardments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
As the country’s fourth-largest investment bank, Lehman Brothers, collapsed and its fifth-largest, Bear Sterns, was liquidated in a “fire sale,” the financial system trembled at the brink of collapse.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Do you know how many times I trembled?
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
Mama’s voice was strong and steady, but Ophie could feel the way her mother trembled.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
