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temblor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɛmˈblɔː/
  • US: /ˈtɛmbləɹ/
  • US: /ˈtɛmˌblɔɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 M B L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An earthquake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: earthquake, quake, seism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geological phenomenon

Narrower terms: shock, seismic disturbance, tremor, earth tremor, microseism, seaquake, submarine earthquake

History

Etymology

From Latin American Spanish temblor.