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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The talent show’s canned nostalgia — with its boy-girl couplings and intimations of Eisenhower-era norms — offers a quick, incisive contrast with the image of Autumn tremulously pouring her heart out.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
“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
She caught sight of Mr. Diggory’s feet, and slowly, tremulously, raised her eyes to stare up into his face; then, more slowly still, she looked up into the sky.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
