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tremour

tremour is the obsolete form of tremor.

tremour is the obsolete spelling of tremor.

Meaning of tremor

Noun

tremor (plural tremors)

  1. A shake, quiver, or vibration.
    • She felt a tremor in her stomach before going on stage.
    1. A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
      • The optometrist has been losing patients ever since he developed tremors in his hand.
  2. An earthquake.
    • Did you feel the tremor this morning?

See all 4 meanings of tremor

Forms of tremour

Noun
pluraltremours
Verb
third-person singular presenttremours
present participletremouring
past participletremoured
pasttremoured

Questions about tremour

What is tremour the obsolete form of?
Tremour is the obsolete form of tremor.

Words near tremour in the dictionary

  1. tremorogenic
  2. tremorous
  3. tremorously
  4. tremors
  5. tremortin
  6. tremour
  7. tremoured
  8. tremouring
  9. tremours
  10. tremp
  11. Trempealeau

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