temblor

noun

tem·​blor ˈtem-blər How to pronounce temblor (audio)
ˈtem-ˌblȯr,
tem-ˈblȯr

Examples of temblor in a Sentence

a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
Recent Examples on the Web The quakes began at 3:58 p.m. when a 3.7 temblor was recorded four miles south-southwest of Brawley, in a region southeast of the Salton Sea, where the Brawley and San Andreas faults meet. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024 The temblor story of Torrey Pines’ SJ Dohrenwend, however, is quite literal. Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for temblor 

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, trembling, from temblar to tremble, from Medieval Latin tremulare — more at tremble

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of temblor was in 1876

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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temblor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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