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
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The offshore temblor comes just three weeks after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, centered in eastern San Diego County, rumbled across Southern California — shattering bottles, wine glasses and pottery but otherwise causing little damage. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 The temblor struck at 7:47 p.m. about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico, the USGS said. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 May 2025 The temblor was initially reported as 6.0 magnitude before being downgraded to 5.2 magnitude, according to the USGS. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Bridge and monastery collapse and dam bursts in Myanmar Myanmar is in an active earthquake belt, though many of the temblors happen in sparsely populated areas, not cities like those affected Friday. Time, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for temblor

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 18 May. 2025.

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