Meaning
to tremble, to quiver, to seethe
- to quiver, to shudder, to tremble
- to seethe, to thrill with emotion
- to hum, to vibrate (of an engine)
In a sentence
Fremeva di rabbia ma cercava di non darlo a vedere.
He was seething with rage, but tried not to show it.
Perché fremi così prima dell'esame?
Why are you trembling like that before the exam?
Non ha fremuto quando ha sentito il rumore.
He didn't tremble when he heard the noise.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fremere | infinitive |
| fremiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fremo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fremete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fremi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fremono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| freme | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fremevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fremevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fremevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fremevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fremevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fremeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| frememmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fremetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fremeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fremesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fremettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fremette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fremeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fremerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fremerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fremerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fremeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fremerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fremiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| frema | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fremiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| frema | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fremano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| frema | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fremessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fremessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fremeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fremessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fremessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fremesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fremeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fremerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fremereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fremeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fremerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fremerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fremiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fremete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fremi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fremendo | gerund |
| fremuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often literary or elevated; in everyday speech, Italians more often use tremare or agitarsi.
- It can mean emotional intensity too: fremere di rabbia, d'impazienza, di desiderio.
- Usually intransitive and takes essere in compound tenses: è fremuto is rare; simple tenses are more common.