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as in timid
easily frightened
a tremulous girl somehow mustered up the courage to ask a question of the governor
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as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
the frail woman extended a tremulous hand in welcome
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Recent Examples of tremulous
What's Wrong with RFK Jr.'s Voice? Kennedy's voice has been a defining feature of his public appearances for more than a decade, characterized by a strained, hoarse, and tremulous quality.
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
No bells and whistles here: just a man, a guitar, and a tremulous voice perfect for love songs.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
Her big blue eyes are searching, concerned, tremulous and tearful.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
The shifting surface of the water has a tremulous glamour.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
No bells and whistles here: just a man, a guitar, and a tremulous voice perfect for love songs.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
Her big blue eyes are searching, concerned, tremulous and tearful.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
The shifting surface of the water has a tremulous glamour.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulous
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Babies also have new behaviors, from a playful and inquisitive Diplodocus to a more timid Moros Intrepidus.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the bit, Rihanna and Ronnie (Andy Samberg) are dropping knowledge to a group of grade schoolers with the singer crooning in her power range as timid Ronnie can barely rise above a whisper to her utter consternation.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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These are not the words of a Premier League cheerleader, or indeed of someone fearful that English football will be left behind if La Liga and Serie A get their way.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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This hesitancy is common, Travers said, because people may be fearful of being judged or of having their trauma follow them later in life.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2020
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His previous political power was shaky, and left him with a weak presidential veto, which was repeatedly overturned by the National Congress in his first two years in office.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Walsh’s first minutes of the young season were shakier.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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