Tremulous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking.
  • adj. Timid or fearful; timorous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
  • adj. Timid, hesitant, or unconfident.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Shaking; shivering; quivering.
  • adj. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Trembling; shaking; quivering; vibrating; unsteady.
  • Lacking firmness, resolution, or courage; feeble; wavering; timid.
  • In entomology, finely wavy: as, a tremulous line.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
  • Equivalent
    unsteady   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shaking    shivering    quivering    trembling    quaking    wavering    timid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    plaintive    breathless    feverish    wistful    unsteady    mournful    husky    faint    nervous    dreamy