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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRE'MOR, n. [L. from tremo.] An involuntary trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm or old.
He fell into a universal tremor.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: tremor, shudder]
2: a small earthquake [syn: tremor, earth tremor, microseism]
3: shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) v
1: shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" [syn: tremor, quake]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English tremour, from Anglo-French tremor, from Latin, from tremere Date: 14th century 1. a. a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease b. nervous excitement <the exhibit caused a tremor in the artistic community> 2. a quivering or vibratory motion; especially a discrete small movement following or preceding a major seismic event 3. a. a feeling of uncertainty or insecurity <a tremor of hesitation> b. a cause of such a feeling

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a shaking or quivering. 2 a thrill (of fear or exultation etc.). 3 (in full earth tremor) a slight earthquake. --v.intr. undergo a tremor or tremors. Etymology: ME f. OF tremour & L tremor f. tremere tremble

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tremor Tre"mor, n. [L., from tremere to tremble. See Tremble, v.] A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old. He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints. --Harvey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(tremors) 1. A tremor is a small earthquake. N-COUNT 2. If an event causes a tremor in a group or organization, it threatens to make the group or organization less strong or stable. News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community... N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. A tremor is a shaking of your body or voice that you cannot control. He felt a tremor in his arms... N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Trembling, shaking, quaking, quivering, trepidation, agitation, tremulousness.

Moby Thesaurus

Bebung, aphonia, artificial voice, bang, bob, bobble, boot, bounce, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, bump, charge, childish treble, choked voice, cracked voice, croak, crow, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dither, dithers, dysarthria, dyslalia, dyslogia, dysphasia, dysphonia, dysphrasia, falsetto, falter, fidgetiness, fidgets, flush, flutter, grimace, harshness, hawking voice, heaving, hiss, hoarseness, idioglossia, idiolalia, impairment of speech, inquietude, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jollies, jolt, jostle, kick, lift, lisp, lisping, loss of voice, muzzy speech, nasal tone, nasalization, palpitation, panting, pitapat, pitter-patter, quake, quaker, quaking, quaver, quavering, quiver, quivering, restlessness, rictus, rush, rush of emotion, sensation, shake, shakes, shaking, shiver, shivers, shock, shudder, sibilation, speech defect, speech impediment, surge of emotion, temblor, thrill, throb, throbbing, tic, tingle, tingling, titillation, tremble, trembling, tremolando, tremolant, tremolo, tremor of excitement, trepidation, trepidity, trill, trillet, trilleto, trillo, twang, twitch, twitter, unrest, vibrate, vibrato, wobble