tremble: Meaning and Definition of

trem•ble

1. to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
2. to be troubled with fear or apprehension.
3. (of things) to be affected with vibratory motion.
4. to be tremulous, as light or sound: His voice trembled.

1. the act of trembling.
2. a state or fit of trembling.
1. Pathol.See milk sickness.
2. Vet. Pathol.a toxic condition of cattle and sheep caused by the eating of white snakeroot and characterized by muscular tremors.