Trembled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tremble \Trem"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trembled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Trembling}.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling,
     tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. ?,
     Lith. trimti. Cf. {Tremulous}, {Tremor}.]
     1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness;
        to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a


        person or an animal.
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              I tremble still with fear.            --Shak.
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              Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. --Dryden.
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     2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
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              The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top
              Shall tremble.                        --Milton.
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     3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the
        voice trembles.
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