"trembly" meaning in English

See trembly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: tremblier [comparative], trembliest [superlative]
Etymology: From tremble + -y. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*trem-}}, {{suffix|en|tremble|y}} tremble + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|tremblier}} trembly (comparative tremblier, superlative trembliest)
  1. In a trembling or shaking state Translations (in a trembling or shaking state): треперещ (treperešt) (Bulgarian), flautrich (Plautdietsch)

Inflected forms

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