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Etymology[edit]
From Latintremulus, from tremō(“I shake”). Cognate to Ancient Greekτρέμω(trémō).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛmjuləs/
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Adjective[edit]
tremulous (comparativemore tremulous, superlativemost tremulous)
- Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 3, in The Scarlet Letter:
- The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous.
- 1919, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 27, in A Man Four-Square:
- 'Thank God!' he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 12, in Crime out of Mind[1]:
- Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows. It made tremulous stripes along the scrubbed pine floor.
- Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
- 1891, Grant Allen, chapter 15, in The Great Taboo:
- 'You have lived here long?' Felix asked, with tremulous interest, as he took a seat.
- 2009 Oct. 7, Christopher Kimball, 'Opinion: Gourmet to All That,' New York Times(retrieved 18 Aug 2012):
- This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.
Synonyms[edit]
- (trembling, quivering, or shaking):quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant
- (timid, hesitant, or unconfident):timid, wavering
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