tremulant

Definition of tremulantnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulant
Adjective
  • Played by Michelle Williams at her most tremulous, this Marilyn is something like a butterfly that Hollywood wants to pin to a board and display.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Other issues that have cropped up during his tremulous political career include securities fraud charges that were dismissed in 2025.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • Re-wash and dry the garment, using these tips to avoid re-shrinking, to prevent a residue from the conditioner from setting.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Don’t be timid; get the crust good and wet before proceeding.
    Devra Ferst, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The lesser among them, the timorous, the doubtful, and the wavering, stood back, watching, waiting for some greater sign, savoring their doubts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The great danger of that moment was that a political backlash — abetted by a furious media and timorous politicians — would lead to a restoration of the policy of Roe.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
  • Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
    Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • That's the part so many seem afraid to say out loud.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The people who worked for cooperatives were particularly afraid.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • That relationship lasted until 2016, when Mobileye dropped Tesla as a customer after being alarmed that a driver assistance system was being sold to end users as driverless technology.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
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“Tremulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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