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temblor

UK/tɛmˈblɔː/US/ˈtɛmbləɹ/

temblor noun: an earthquake.

Noun

temblor (plural temblors or temblores)

  1. (Philippines, US) An earthquake.
    • Ever since the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, scientists have been warning that it is just a matter of time before another major temblor strikes the Bay Area.2006, Louise Chipley Slavicek, The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906, page 107
    • The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, was measured 4 on Taiwan's 7-tiered intensity scale in Yichu, 3 in Chiayi City and Tainan City's Chiali, as well as 2 in Yunlin County's Touliu City and Shuilin.2018 November 10, “4.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan's Chiayi”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2018, Environment

Examples of temblor in a sentence

  • PNR trips were suspended at past 1 p.m. after the temblor struck Camarines Norte, but was felt in the city of Manila at Intensity 3.2022 December 8, Marc Jayson Cayabyab, “PNR suspends trips due to earthquake”, in The Philippine Star, archived from the original on 08 Dec...
  • Ukraine was already dealing with the temblors in the U.S. government.2023 October 8, Thomas L. Friedman, “Israel’s Worst Day at War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2023:

Forms of temblor

pluraltemblors
pluraltemblores

Origin of temblor

From Latin American Spanish temblor.

Questions about temblor

What does temblor mean?
Temblor means an earthquake.
How do you use temblor in a sentence?
PNR trips were suspended at past 1 p.m. after the temblor struck Camarines Norte, but was felt in the city of Manila at Intensity 3.
What part of speech is temblor?
Temblor is a noun.
How do you pronounce temblor?
Temblor is pronounced /tɛmˈblɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of temblor?
The plural of temblor is temblors.

Words near temblor in the dictionary

  1. temazepams
  2. tembak
  3. tembel hat
  4. tembel hats
  5. tembleque
  6. temblor
  7. temblores
  8. temblors
  9. tembotrione
  10. Tembu
  11. Tembus

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