tremor
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- shake, quaking, quaver, quiver, shiver, trembling, wobble
- earthquake, quake (informal), shock

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trem‧or /ˈtremə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tremour, from Latin tremor, from tremere; ⇒ tremble]

1. a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly:
an earth tremor

2. a slight shaking movement in your body that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset

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tremor
noun
I. small earthquake
ADJ. minor, slight | severe | earth

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tremor
II. shaking movement
ADJ. faint, slight, small, tiny He felt a tiny tremor of excitement as he glimpsed the city lights.
violent | uncontrollable | nervous | icy
VERB + TREMOR send Her expression sent an icy tremor through him.
feel She felt a tremor run down her back when she saw him.
control He couldn't control the tremor in his voice.
TREMOR + VERB run A tremor ran through the audience.
shake sb/sth An uncontrollable tremor shook his mouth.
PREP. with/without a ~ He managed to make his short speech without a tremor.
~ of a tremor of fear

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earthquake a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface:
The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism:
More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
tremor a small movement in the earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly:
He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
aftershock further movements in the earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake:
In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water:
There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.

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