as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
the inexperienced lecturer tried to control her trembly hands as she walked onstage
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Recent Examples of trembly
That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trembly
shaky
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Astros roar back After falling to the A’s 11-4 on Friday night, Houston took advantage of shaky pitching to win for the sixth time in seven games while dropping the A’s to a Major League Baseball-worst 0-4 in day games.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Pirates tied it in the eighth thanks to some shaky glove work by the Orioles.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Trembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trembly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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