tremor

Plural: tremors

Noun

• An involuntary shaking or quivering movement.
• an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
• a small earthquake
• shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
• A shake, quiver, or vibration.
• A shake, quiver, or vibration.
• A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
• An earthquake.

Verb

• shake with seismic vibrations
• To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

Examples

• A slight TREMOR ran through the table as he excitedly placed his bingo word.
• Did you feel the tremor this morning?
• She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
• The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.

Synonyms

earth tremor, microseism, quake, shudder