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  • noun Plural form of tremor.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tremor.

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Examples

  • With the bitchin'-ness of Iron Man, tremors from the upcoming Hulk, and the masterpiece that will be The Dark Knight in July, Spider-Man is a comic book character that is desperately trying to achieve some relevance, especially given Marvel's standalone success as of late.

    Sam Raimi Willing to Return for Spider-Man 4 and Beyond « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • SYDNEY: Australian shares were likely to emerge unscathed from the short-term tremors of Dubai World's request for a debt freeze and trade in a tight range in the coming week, dealers said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Not long after, he started to scream, uncoiling his body so violently that his hands ended up above his head, convulsing in tremors.

    This Yapping (Mad) Dog Has His Day Ben Cohen 2010

  • • A report on environmental pressure groups calling on governments to abandon new nuclear power stations and large waste dump projects referred to tremors in India ranging up to 6.3 on the Richter scale.

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

  • If the heavy drinker is suddenly deprived of alcohol, the withdrawal syndrome sets in: a response characterized by tremors, nausea, weakness, and a fast heart rate, followed by an increase in anxiety or hostility.

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • If the heavy drinker is suddenly deprived of alcohol, the withdrawal syndrome sets in: a response characterized by tremors, nausea, weakness, and a fast heart rate, followed by an increase in anxiety or hostility.

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • The tremors were the beginning of one massive quake that would cause the entire Florida Peninsula to separate from the rest of the Continental United States — what was left of it at least.

    The Doomsayer Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • As she stood at the top of the staircase, smiling, shaking hands with people, and watching Robin Pierce coming slowly nearer, she wondered a little at certain secret uneasinesses -- they could scarcely be called tremors -- which had recently oppressed her.

    The Woman with the Fan Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

  • We can all verify the statement of our text by recalling the tremors of conscience, the self-disgust, the dread of discovery which accompanied the first commission of some evil deed, and the silence of undisturbed, almost unconscious facility, that accompanied later repetitions of it.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • Risky assets posted very strong total returns in the first half notwithstanding tremors from the Japanese earthquake and Middle East unrest.

    unknown title 2012

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