Tremulous
adjective
Shaking or quivering slightly.
She gave a tremulous smile
Often appears as...
- tremulous smile
- tremulous voice
adjective
Showing a lack of confidence or certainty.
He spoke in a tremulous voice
Often appears as...
- tremulous uncertainty
- tremulous fear
adjective
Shaking or quivering slightly.
She gave a tremulous smile
Often appears as...
- tremulous smile
- tremulous voice
adjective
Showing a lack of confidence or certainty.
He spoke in a tremulous voice
Often appears as...
- tremulous uncertainty
- tremulous fear
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
It often describes a physical reaction to emotions such as fear or excitement.
Her fingers were tremulous as she opened the letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
Implies a fragile emotional state, used when someone is trying to control their nerves.
He reached out with a tremulous hand, uncertain yet hopeful.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Intensity
Suggests a soft or subtle form of movement, not intense shaking.
A single leaf fell, its tremulous dance captivating in the still air.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
It often describes a physical reaction to emotions such as fear or excitement.
Her fingers were tremulous as she opened the letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
Implies a fragile emotional state, used when someone is trying to control their nerves.
He reached out with a tremulous hand, uncertain yet hopeful.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Intensity
Suggests a soft or subtle form of movement, not intense shaking.
A single leaf fell, its tremulous dance captivating in the still air.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
It often describes a physical reaction to emotions such as fear or excitement.
Her fingers were tremulous as she opened the letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
Implies a fragile emotional state, used when someone is trying to control their nerves.
He reached out with a tremulous hand, uncertain yet hopeful.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Intensity
Suggests a soft or subtle form of movement, not intense shaking.
A single leaf fell, its tremulous dance captivating in the still air.
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My seven-year-old grandson sleeps just down the hall from me, and he wakes up a lot of mornings and he says, "You know, this could be the best day ever." And other times, in the middle of the night, he calls out in a tremulous voice,
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12 truths I learned from...
My seven-year-old grandson sleeps just down the hall from me, and he wakes up a lot of mornings and he says, "You know, this could be the best day ever." And other times, in the middle of the night, he calls out in a tremulous voice,
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Quote examples
Austin Clarke
Irish Poet
Yeats regarded his work as the close of an epoch, and the least of his later lyrics brings the sense of a great occasion. English critics have tried to claim him for their tradition, but, heard closely, his later music has that tremulous lyrical undertone which can be found in the Anglo-Irish eloquence of the eighteenth century.
Quote examples
Austin Clarke
Irish Poet
Yeats regarded his work as the close of an epoch, and the least of his later lyrics brings the sense of a great occasion. English critics have tried to claim him for their tradition, but, heard closely, his later music has that tremulous lyrical undertone which can be found in the Anglo-Irish eloquence of the eighteenth century.
Example 1 of 1
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