Home › Words › T › tremblortremblortremblor means an earthquake.EtymologyAlteration/misspelling of temblor, influenced by tremble.nounAn earthquake.e.g.“A mild tremblor shook California earlier this morning.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.temblor 79% match — An earthquake. vs tremblor →tremor 78% match — A shake, quiver, or vibration. vs tremblor →tremulation 75% match — A trembling, quivering. vs tremblor →tremble 72% match — To shake, quiver, or vibrate. vs tremblor →seism 72% match — A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor. vs tremblor →atremble 70% match — Trembling. vs tremblor →earthshock 69% match — An earthquake. vs tremblor →trembler 69% match — One who, or that which, trembles. vs tremblor →