previous next
trĕmesco (trĕmisco ), ĕre, v. n. and
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.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (7 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.214
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.648
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.694
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 12.916
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.205
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.548
    • Statius, Thebias, 9
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: