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tremulous
Tremulous (adj) means shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness.
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1
Shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness.
"“Thank God!” he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice."
— William MacLeod Raine (1919)
"Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows. It made tremulous stripes along the scrubbed pine floor."
— Delano Ames (1956)
2
Nervous and unsure, showing a lack of confidence.
"This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future."
— Christopher Kimball, Opinion: Gourmet to All That (2009)
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Etymology
This word comes from Latin tremulus, formed from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) and -ulus; it is a doublet of tremor and tremble. On the surface it can also be analysed as tremulate plus -ous.
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What is the meaning of tremulous?
"tremulous" (adj) means shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness.
What is another word for tremulous?
Other words for "tremulous" include shaky, quaking, quavering, shivering, trembly, fearful.
What is the opposite of tremulous?
The opposite of "tremulous" is steady.
What are the different meanings of tremulous?
"tremulous" has 2 main meanings: 1. Shaking slightly, especially from fear, cold or weakness; 2. Nervous and unsure, showing a lack of confidence.
