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atremble [uh-trem-buh l] ExamplesWord Origin adverb
- in a trembling state.
Origin of atremble First recorded in 1855–60; a-1 + tremble Examples from the Web for atremble Historical Examples of atremble
The snow was suffocating him, and his legs were atremble with the effort he had put forth.
Dillon Wallace
Taking his hand she stepped close to him, misty-eyed, atremble.
Charles Goff Thomson
Atremble with excitement, she tiptoed after the foreman as he led the way into the workroom.
Anzia Yezierska
She was all atremble that he should recognize her and speak to her.
H. G. Wells
Strangely enough, as she put the glass to her eyes, the little French girl found herself all atremble.
Roy J. Snell
Word Origin and History for atremble adv.