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(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate. / (intransitive, figuratively) To fear; to be afraid.

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tremble

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Source Word

tremble

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɹɛmbl̩/

Verb

intransitive figuratively

(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate. / (intransitive, figuratively) To fear; to be afraid.

Japanese Meaning

体が震えたり、微かに揺れ動くこと / 震える、ふるえる / 比喩的に、恐れや不安によって震えるさま

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Leaves tremble on the branches as the evening wind rises.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夕方の風が強まると、枝の上の葉が震える。

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(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

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