English → Latin
“trembling” in Latin
tremōto tremble, shake, shudder attremebundustrembling, quivering, shakingtremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremuloushorrorbristling (standing on end); shaking, shivering, chill; dread, terror, horrorcontremīscōto tremble all over; to waver; to be afraid ofexhorrēscōto tremble or shudder greatly; to be terrified; to dread greatly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trembling
participial adjective, tremens: tremebundus (in a single case): tremulus (also of a lasting state; all three of persons and things). Written with a trembling hand, vacillantibus literuis scriptus (after Cic., Fam., 16, 15, 2; ☞ littera manu pressa tremente labat, Ov.). A trembling hand, manus tremebunda or tremula (e.g., of a drunken man); manus intremiscens (e.g., of a surgeon performing an operation): a trembling voice, tremebunda vox.
trembling s.
tremor: horror (shuddering with cold, etc.). Trembling seizes me, contremisco; exhorresco; horror me perfundit (Cic., poetical); tremor, horror occupat membra mea, artus meos.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trembling?
- The usual Latin words for “trembling” are tremō, tremebundus, tremulus; also horror, contremīscō, exhorrēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.