I.a. inch. [tremo], to begin to shake or tremble, to shake, quake, or tremble for fear; to quake or tremble at a thing (poet.): “plaustri concussa tremescunt Tecta viam propter,” Lucr. 6, 548: “tonitruque tremescunt Ardua terrarum,” Verg. A. 5, 694: “jubeo tremescere montes,” Ov. M. 7, 205: “latitans omnemque tremescens Ad strepitum,” id. ib. 14, 214.—With acc.: “sonitumque pedum vocemque tremesco,” Verg. A. 3, 648: “Phrygia arma,” id. ib. 11, 403.—With object-clause: “telum instare tremescit,” Verg. A. 12, 916.— With rel.-clause: “quercum nutantem nemus et mons ipse tremescit, Quā tellure cadat,” Stat. Th. 9, 535.
trĕmesco (trĕmisco ), ĕre, v. n. and