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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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This means the country’s appetite for bold exploration, which the compact between science and government supported for decades, may be gone, too—leaving in its place more timid, short-term thinking.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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So that Indiana politicians could grow timid.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
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That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
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Still, the 11-year veteran has been shaky down the stretch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Dolphins and Cardinals are resetting this offseason, at least to some extent, and the quarterbacks’ futures are on shaky soil.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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