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Definition of "tremulous" []

  • Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking. (adjective)
  • Timid or fearful; timorous. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tremulous" in a sentence
  • "Pool clapped his hands, and the little maid ran out of the house to him in tremulous, fluttery haste."
  • "In the first gush of our sorrow and our indignation because of this atrocity, we waited not for any official prompting to pour forth our grief in tremulous, glowing words of mingled emotion, as the irrepressible bidding of our hearts draped our homes and our sanctuaries in the weeds of a national funeral."
  • "He spoke – but no soft voice in tremulous whispers, replied."