different between tremulous vs tremble

English

Etymology

From Latin tremulus, from trem? (“I shake”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ????? (trém?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??mjul?s/

Adjective

tremulous (comparative more tremulous, superlative most tremulous)

1. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
2. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
   • 2009 Oct. 7, Christopher Kimball, "Opinion: Gourmet to All That," New York Times (retrieved 18 Aug 2012):

     This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.

Synonyms

• (trembling, quivering, or shaking): quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant
• (timid, hesitant, or unconfident): timid, wavering

Related terms

• tremble
• tremor

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trambler and its variants, from Vulgar Latin tremul?, a derivative of Classical Latin trem?; cf. also tremulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??mbl?/
• Hyphenation: trem?ble

Verb

tremble (third-person singular simple present trembles, present participle trembling, simple past and past participle trembled)

1. (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To fear; to be afraid.

Translations

Noun

tremble (plural trembles)

1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Translations

Related terms

• tremor
• tremulous
• tremblor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???bl/

Noun

tremble m (plural trembles)

1. aspen

Verb

tremble

1. first-person singular present indicative of trembler
2. third-person singular present indicative of trembler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of trembler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of trembler
5. second-person singular imperative of trembler

Further reading

• “tremble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).