Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tremble

1 sense of tremble

Sense 1
tremble, shiver, shake -- (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)
       => reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction -- (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tremble

1 sense of tremble

Sense 1
tremble -- (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document")
       => shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")