temblar

/temˈblaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail

🫨 Same root as English tremble: Latin tremulare, minus the first r

Latin tremulare gave English tremble and Spanish temblar. Spanish dropped the first r, so tre- became te-. Related words: temblor (tremor, earthquake) and tembloroso (shaky, trembling).

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