adj
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Meanings
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adj
quivering of the voice as from weakness or fear
The ghost had a tremulous voice.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· quivering of the voice as...
quavering
Word family
Forms
tremulously
Derived forms
tremulouslytremulousnessuntremulous
Etymology
From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) + -ulus. Doublet of tremor and tremble. By surface analysis, tremulate + -ous.