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English Dictionary: tremulous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tremulous
adj
  1. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"
    Synonym(s): quavering, tremulous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to
      tremble. See {Tremble}.]
      1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
            tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous
            leaf of the poplar.
  
      2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
  
                     The tender, tremulous Christian.         --Dr. H. More.
            -- {Trem"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Trem"u*lous*ness}, n.
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