megremeg

Megremeg is a Hungarian verb meaning to tremble or shake slightly. It describes an involuntary movement or vibration caused by factors such as cold, fear, excitement, illness, or physical instability. The term is used in everyday speech, journalism, and literary writing to convey a gentle or sudden tremor of a person, an object, or a sound.

Etymology and form: Megremeg is formed from the verb root remeg (to tremble) with the prefixed particle meg-, which in Hungarian often adds emphasis or marks completion. The word functions as an intransitive verb, and it combines with various tense and mood suffixes to express time and aspect, for example in present, past, or conditional forms.

Usage: In ordinary language, megremeg can describe a range of tremors—from a hand that trembles during fear to the ground that trembles during an earthquake. It can also be used figuratively to signal emotional or rhetorical tremors, such as a voice that trembles with emotion or a scene that trembles with tension.

Examples:

- A föld megremeg a lökéstől. (The ground trembles from the earthquake.)

- A kéz megremeg, és nem tudja megfogni a poharat. (The hand trembles, and it cannot hold the glass.)

- A hang megremeg a félelemtől. (The voice trembles with fear.)

- A város megremegett az ütközés után. (The city trembled after the impact.)

See also: remegés (tremor), remeg, meg- prefix in Hungarian verb formation.