trembl ablet (tremblabl)

[ But, what is trembl able and monstrous, there be some who, when God smites them, they fly unto a witch or an inchauntre e, and call for succour. Dr. G. Benson. (Imp. Dict.) tremble (trem'bl), v . i .; pret. and pp. trembled , ppr. trembling . [ tremblen , tremlen , tremeler , F. trembler = Pr. tremblar = Sp . temblar = It. tremolare , tremulare , tremble, fear, hesitate, tremulus , trembling, It. tremere = Sp. Pg. tremer = OF. tremer) = Gr. τρέμειν , tremble. From the same L. verb tremere are also ult. E. tremor , tremulous , etc.] 1. To be affected with slight, quick, and continued vibratory movements; be moved in a quivering manner by some external force. The mountayne that the werke was sette on gan to tremble, that the i semed it wolde synke. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 27. 2. To be affected with involuntary muscular agitation; be agitated convulsively from either a physical or a moral cause; be in a tremor; quake; shake: as, to tremble with fatigue; his hand trembled from excitement. And as he reasoned of righteousne , temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled. 6457 Also, in the vicinity of the numerous lakes of the parish [La Fourche, Louisiana] exist immense tracts called trem bling prairies. These seem to be a surface composed of the matted roots and decayed stalks of the marsh vegetation, floating upon water in some instances, and upon very soft mud in others. Over these prairies it is practicable to walk, and cattle graze upon them, although they vibrate at every tread, and a cut of a few feet in depth will always discover a substratum of water. S. H. Lockett , Sec. Ann. Rep. Topog. Surv. of Louisiana, [1871, p. 10. Trembling tree, the trembling poplar, or more often the American aspen, Populus tremuloides .