David trembled at the thought of having to go to Russia by himself.
•Carl trembled at the idea of winning first place.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tremble — [[t]tre̱mb(ə)l[/t]] trembles, trembling, trembled 1) VERB If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold. His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over... [V with n] Gil was white and trembling… … English dictionary
tremble — trem|ble [ˈtrembəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trembler, from [i]Latin tremulus shaking , from tremere to tremble ] 1.) to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened ▪ His lip… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tremble — verb (I) 1 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened: His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry. | tremble with anger/fear etc: I stood there trembling with humiliation and rage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quag — (n.) marshy spot, 1580s, a variant of M.E. quabbe a marsh, bog, from O.E. *cwabba shake, tremble (like something soft and flabby) … Etymology dictionary
shake — shakable, shakeable, adj. /shayk/, v., shook, shaken, shaking, n. v.i. 1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 3. to become dislodged and fall (usually fol. by off … Universalium
shake — vb 1 Shake, tremble, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, shudder, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither are comparable when they mean to exhibit vibratory, wavering, or oscillating movement often as an evidence of instability. Shake, the ordinary and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Deconstruction and Derrida — Simon Critchley and Timothy Mooney DERRIDIAN DECONSTRUCTION1 In the last twenty five years or so, particularly in the English speaking world, no philosopher has attracted more notoriety, controversy and misunderstanding than Jacques Derrida.… … History of philosophy
fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion … English dictionary for students
shake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. vibrate, agitate, shiver, brandish, flourish, rock, sway, wave, rattle, jolt, worry, jar; unsettle, disillusion, impair, unnerve; tremble, quiver, quaver, quake, shudder, flutter, vibrate. See… … English dictionary for students
shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Knights of the Dinner Table — (KoDT) is a comic book/strip created by Jolly R. Blackburn[1][2] and published by Kenzer Company. It primarily focuses on a group of role playing gamers and their actions at the gaming table, which often result in unfortunate, but humorous… … Wikipedia
