tremulous
adjective
(of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
tremulously
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a word derived from
tremulous.
Example Sentences
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“This cat is dangerous,” a woman said, her voice carrying tremulously over the saloon door.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017
Introduced in a cut where someone tremulously asks the wicked spirit why are you doing this?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2016
In one of Hollywood's more famous stories, Rainer wrote her own scene for "The Great Ziegfeld" — the famous telephone scene where she tremulously congratulates her ex-husband, whom she still loves, on his new marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2014
I tremulously drove my motorbike, with its newly smashed rearview mirror, a bit unnerved by the motorists honking their horns and zooming past me.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2012
Derby was imagining letters to home, his lips working tremulously: Dear Margaret—We are leaving for Dresden today.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
