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noun

Definition of tremble

as in shudder

an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold with a tremble, she ventured out into the snow

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Ultimately, the recent market trembles reveal less about the immediate dangers of AI and more about the precarious psychology of modern trading. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS. — James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024

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Make no mistake, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects have realized the president’s agenda in exquisite detail, and the building practically trembles with symbolism. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026 The tinges of regret over What Might Have Been for him tremble just beneath his and the movie’s surface. — Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tremble

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Beijing threatened to impose an export ban last year, sending a shudder across US industry.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Whoever ends up playing the America 250 or (shudder) Freedom 250 gigs, the Chicks are our pick for Band of the Sesquicentennial.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026

Definition of shudder

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Which should really send a shiver of age paralysis down every Millennial reader’s spine.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Speaking to Julia Cunningham on her eponymous podcast, Adams says the moment when Cecile realizes her half-sister is the serial killer (while her mom was a plain ol’ one-off manslaughterer) still gives her the shivers.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026

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