tremortrem‧or /ˈtremə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
an earth tremor2a slight shaking movement in your body that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset
Word OriginWORD ORIGINtremor
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French tremour, from Latin tremor, from tremere; ➔ TREMBLEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The medication can cause hair loss, tremors, and increased weight.
- Another well-known effect of caffeine is increased hand tremor, which has been measured in numerous experiments.
- His voice had a slight tremor, and that annoyed him, but they didn't seem to notice.
- It improves all manifestations of the disease although rigidity and bradykinesia are benefited more than tremors.
- It was a good blast: you could feel the tremor up through your shoes.
- Perhaps the damage here was only minor, a last tremor before the fabric of space-time mended again.
- She could feel him shaking, the tremors running down into her arms.
- The whiskey relieved the tremor in his hands.
- This kind of tremor also occurs in anxious patients.
THESAURUS► earthquake
Collocations a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
► quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
► tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
► aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
► tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.
WORD SETS► Earth Sciencesavalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► earth
1a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly: · More tremors hit Cairo More earth tremors have hit Cairo impeding the relief effort following the major earthquake.· That was because of a two-day labor strike and an increase in earth tremors.
VERB► cause· Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that causes tremors and muscle rigidity among other symptoms.· Unable to see beneath a volcano, researchers can only theorize about what causes the pulsing tremors they hear within it.
► feel· Shiona felt a tiny tremor of excitement.· I heard a horse stamp and neigh and I felt the tremor through the walls of my room.· Meg could feel tremors running through the ancient skinny body.· Miguel felt a tremor run through him.· It was a good blast: you could feel the tremor up through your shoes.· I could feel strong mechanical tremors vibrating in many directions within my white-knuckled grasp.· As he drew nearer, Jessamy felt a distinct tremor run right through her nervous system.· I felt another tremor and automatically reached for a specimen cup.
► send· The warm rum stung and sent tremors through him.
an earth tremor2a slight shaking movement in your body that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset