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1 tremble
['trembl] 1. verb(to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc: She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.) chvět se2. noun(a shudder; a tremor: a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.) (za)chvění, třes* * *• třes• zachvět se• zachvění• chvění• chvět se -
2 vibrate
(to (cause to) shake, tremble, or move rapidly back and forth: Every sound that we hear is making part of our ear vibrate; The engine has stopped vibrating.) kmitat, chvět se* * *• vibrovat• rezonovat• kmitat• chvět se• chvět -
3 quake
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4 quaver
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5 quiver
I 1. ['kwivə] verb(to tremble or shake: The leaves quivered in the breeze.) třepetat se, chvět se2. noun(a quivering sound, movement etc.) chvění, třepetáníII ['kwivə] noun(a long, narrow case for carrying arrows in.) toulec* * *• toulec• třesení• třepetat• zachvět se• zachvění• rozkmitat• chvění• chvět se• chvět -
6 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (o)třást (se)2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) otřást2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) (za)třepání2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) koktejl•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *• třást se• třepat• zatřást se• shake/shook/shaken• otřást• chvět -
7 shiver
['ʃivə] 1. verb(to quiver or tremble (with cold, fear etc).) třást se2. noun(an act of shivering.) chvění- shivery- the shivers* * *• třást se• třes• zachvět se• rozklepat se• chvět se• chvění• chvět -
8 shudder
См. также в других словарях:
tremble — ► VERB 1) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. 2) be in a state of extreme apprehension. 3) (of a thing) shake slightly. ► NOUN ▪ a trembling feeling, movement, or sound. DERIVATIVES trembly adjective… … English terms dictionary
tremble — verb ADVERB ▪ badly, violently ▪ uncontrollably ▪ a little, slightly ▪ inside ▪ still … Collocations dictionary
tremble — verb (I) 1 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened: His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry. | tremble with anger/fear etc: I stood there trembling with humiliation and rage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tremble — verb shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. ↘be in a state of extreme apprehension. ↘(of a thing) shake or quiver slightly. noun a trembling feeling, movement, or sound. Phrases all of a tremble informal… … English new terms dictionary
tremble — verb 1) Joe s hands were trembling Syn: shake, quiver, twitch 2) the entire building trembled Syn: shudder, shake, judder, vibrate, wobble, rock, move, sway … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
tremble — [[t]tre̱mb(ə)l[/t]] trembles, trembling, trembled 1) VERB If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold. His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over... [V with n] Gil was white and trembling… … English dictionary
tremble */*/ — UK [ˈtremb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tremble : present tense I/you/we/they tremble he/she/it trembles present participle trembling past tense trembled past participle trembled 1) a) if your body or part of your body trembles, it… … English dictionary
tremble — trem|ble [ trembl ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) if your body or part of your body trembles, it shakes, especially because you are nervous, afraid, or excited: Adam s hands began to tremble as he opened the letter. tremble with: She was trembling… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tremble — [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base *trem ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify, terror, etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tremble — [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base *trem ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify, terror, etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere… … Word origins
tremble — I. intransitive verb (trembled; trembling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble Date: 14th century 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
