Definitions for temblor

temblor tem·blor

Spelling: [tem-bler, -blawr; Spanish tem-blawr]
IPA: /ˈtɛm blər, -blɔr; Spanish tɛmˈblɔr/

Temblor is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 186 anagrams from letters in temblor (belmort).

Definitions for temblor

noun

  1. a tremor; earthquake.

Origin of temblor

1895-1900, Americanism; Spanish: literally, a quaking, equivalent to tembl(ar) to quake (perhaps ≪ Latin timēre to fear and Late Latin tremulāre to quake; see tremble<

Examples for temblor

I sent a Mexican Herald about the temblor and the entry of Madero.

But the epicenter of that temblor was about 160 kilometers away; a new earthquake could strike much closer, Zhao said.

It was only a 'temblor,' or shock of earthquake, in its mildest form, but it may be the precursor of a more serious disaster.

For perhaps two, or two and a half minutes, the temblor continued and much damage was done.

It was merely a temblor, such as anyone would expect to feel occasionally with six smoking volcanic cones in view.

One man said when the temblor struck he heard a “roaring sound” and felt a violent vibration—“I never felt like that before.”

Aftershocks continue to rattle Sendai and its environs, including a 6.9-magnitude temblor on Sunday.

One night while I was at the Hotel de France there was a temblor or slight earthquake.

Each meeting resulted in a small explosion, and a temblor that was felt far above.

Word Value for temblor
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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