Definitions of trembling
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vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
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a shaky motion
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types:
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tremolo
(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
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tremor
shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
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essential tremor
tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control
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type of:
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motion
a state of change
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tremolo
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