trembler
Example Sentences
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The vibrations caused by the work led to businesses' trembler alarms repeatedly going off.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
When New York City was rattled by an earthquake earlier this year, Hernández threw on a skintight jumpsuit and a cap with NYC on it to embody the trembler.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024
Lots of spiking words only spike because they are “cued” by headline writers, who are basically the only people who use them, says Sokolowski, like when journalists use the word trembler to describe an earthquake.
From Time • Dec. 19, 2016
The venture had a team working on an out-of-service reactor at the site when the first trembler struck, Tetuan said.
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 12, 2011
The induction-coil is fitted with a trembler or interrupter, which easily gets out of order and which must be regulated with considerable accuracy.
