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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
Throughout the rest of the movie, the unnamed child, who’s played by Delaney Quinn, is presented in fragments: a close-up of hands mangling a selection from a breakfast buffet, the curve of an ear when being spooned in bed, a tremulous voice coming from the back seat of the car.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Viewers were yearning for the yearning, week after tremulous week.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Even if international students were willing to take the risks of studying in the U.S. under a tremulous immigration policy, experts say a decline in research could knock U.S. universities off their global perch.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 July 2025
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.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Viewers were yearning for the yearning, week after tremulous week.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Even if international students were willing to take the risks of studying in the U.S. under a tremulous immigration policy, experts say a decline in research could knock U.S. universities off their global perch.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 July 2025
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.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulous
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Those words seemingly caused Tagovailoa to play timid in 2025.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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His hope is to create a new incentive for these timid business leaders, by wiping out a quarter billion or more from their combined market cap.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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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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Their reserves rallied in the fourth quarter — aided by shaky shooting from Schierman (1-for-8), Hauser (4-for-11) and Pritchard (2-for-11) — forcing Celtics Mazzulla to reinsert Tatum, Brown and Queta to halt their charge.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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After scoring just six points on 1-of-5 shooting from the field during a shaky first half, Powell appeared to find his rhythm down the stretch.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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