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tremulous

[trem-yuh-luhs] / ˈtrɛm yə ləs /




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In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Fife's Jacob Alon is possessed of an otherworldly voice – simultaneously angelic and tremulous with vulnerability.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Yet Lou also remains super-jumpy and wary, like someone permanently looking over her shoulder, and Stewart gives the character a tremulous energy that vibrates in her every look, gesture and head bob.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

“History Books,” the title track from the band’s first album in nine years, is big-hearted freeway rock, made ascendent by frontman Brian Fallon and Springsteen’s tremulous harmonies.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

At her brilliant eyes and tremulous smile her two daughters stared in unbelief.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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