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# tremble

«tremble» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to shake slightly and without wanting to, because you are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (tremble, trembles, trembled, trembling); noun (a tremble)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To tremble is to shake slightly and without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid, excited or weak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#m1)

2) When things tremble, they shake a little, like leaves in the wind or the ground in a small earthquake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#m2)

3) A tremble is a small shaking movement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows strong feelings: «her voice trembled» tells the reader she was scared or upset. In science, the ground trembles in an earthquake. Phrases: «tremble with fear», «tremble with cold», «a trembling voice», «hands trembling».

### examples

- The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. (Torah EXO.15.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x1)
- Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; the mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. (Torah EXO.15.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x2)
- And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. (Torah EXO.20.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x3)
- Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Writings PSA.2.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x4)
- The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof. (Writings JOB.26.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x5)
- The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke. (Writings JOB.26.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x6)
- My hands trembled before I went on stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x7)
- The puppy trembled in the cold rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x8)
- The ground trembled when the train went past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x9)
- Her voice trembled as she said sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x10)
- The leaves trembled in the breeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x11)
- He trembled with excitement as he opened the present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x12)
- There was a tremble in his voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x13)
- Anastasia trembled, and burst into tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/#x14)

### note

Regular verb: trembled, trembling. Similar words: shake, shiver (from cold), quiver. Tremble is usually small shaking, not big movements.

### In the corpora

- [The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.430/)
- [And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said: 'Comest thou peaceably?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.426/)
- [And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.815/)
- [Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.667/)
- [They are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeath-shaul is fled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.245/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tremble» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tremble/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.