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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Trembled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trembling}.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. trimti. Cf. {Tremulous}, {Tremor}.]
1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal.
I tremble still with fear. --Shak.
Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. --Dryden.
2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. --Milton.
3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tremble \Trem"ble\, noun An involuntary shaking or quivering.
I am all of a tremble when I think of it. --W. Black.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tremble
noun: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {shiver}, {shake}]
verb: move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "tremble": Bebung, all-overs, be cold, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, chatter, chill, cold shivers, cold sweat, cower, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dither, dithers, dodder, falter, fidget, fidgetiness, fidgets, flip out, flutter, freak out on, freeze, freeze to death, get high on, glow, go pitapat, grimace, grow cold, halt, have a chill, have an ague, have goose pimples, have the fidgets, have the jitters, have the shakes, heave, heaving, heebie-jeebies, horripilate, hustle, inquietude, jactitate, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jimjams, jitter, jitters, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump, jumps, limp, lose heat, palpitate, palpitation, pant, panting, perish with cold, pitapat, pitter-patter, quail, quake, quaking, quaver, quavering, quiver, quivering, quivers, restlessness, rictus, rock, shake, shake all over, shakes, shaking, shiver, shivers, shock, shrink, shudder, squirm, sweat, swell, swell with emotion, teeter, thrill, thrill to, throb, throbbing, tic, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, totter, trembles, trembling, tremolando, tremolant, tremolo, tremor, trepidation, trepidity, trill, trillet, trilleto, trillo, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, unrest, vibrate, vibration, vibrato, wiggle, willies, wince, wobble, wriggle, writhe
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