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 earthquake was the most powerful to strike Myanmar since it was rocked by a 7.9-magnitude temblor in 1912 in Taunggyi, a city also in central Myanmar. Brad Lendon and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025 The temblor with a magnitude of 7.7, struck at around 12:50 p.m. local time (1:50 a.m. ET) on Friday. Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025 The temblor happened at 12:50 p.m. Myanmar time about 10 miles northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, data from the agency shows. William B. Davis, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 After a temblor, LAFD usually deploys a strategic survey by land, air and sea of all districts around the city. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 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 Apr. 2025.

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