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

3 senses of tremor

Sense 1
tremor, shudder -- (an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear))
       => vibration, quiver, quivering -- (the act of vibrating)

Sense 2
tremor, earth tremor, microseism -- (a small earthquake)
       => earthquake, quake, temblor, seism -- (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)

Sense 3
tremor -- (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))
       => shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation -- (a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe")

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

1 sense of tremor

Sense 1
tremor, quake -- (shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking")
       => shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")