tremulant

Definition of tremulantnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulant
Adjective
  • Given that Hathaway plays Mary not as an entitled diva but a tremulous mess, at risk of being consumed by her public image, the drama invests heavily in the possession and exorcism aspects.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The pastoral feel of the music, and Murdoch’s soft, tremulous tenor conjures Nick Drake, but the content of the songs hews closer to the urban fever dreams of Martin Amis, whose 1995 novel The Information traces similar lines of fading-empire disenfranchisement.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 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
  • And also the anticipatory obedience by a lot of these news organizations who are more timid.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a timid man who is swept off of his feet by Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), an impossibly handsome biker, who takes him on as his submissive.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 20 Apr. 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
  • Those children hadn’t seemed frightened to me, not visibly anyway.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • How Animal Lovers Can Help For readers who have ever bottle-fed a baby animal, comforted a frightened pet or simply paused to watch a deer step out of the woods at dusk, Forest’s story is a familiar kind of heartbreak — and a familiar kind of hope.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Umpires, afraid of being overturned, or at least, more aware of the new zone and its limitations, have been calling fewer strikes.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Almost half are personally afraid of losing their job to AI, ranking it among the most acute individual stressors measured in the survey.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ramzan typed into his phone, trying not to feel alarmed by Adnan’s silence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The lawsuit was updated as Kennedy took more steps that alarmed medical societies, causing the plaintiffs to ask Murphy to take steps to address those policy changes too.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Tremulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulant. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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