tremulous
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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
Odell's voice, which tends towards the tremulous, thrums with emotional resonance, gently underscored by brushed drums and swelling strings.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
The independent presidential candidate recounts those times somewhat wistfully, telling interviewers that he “can’t stand” the sound of his voice today — sometimes choked, halting and slightly tremulous.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
To Clive Barnes of The New York Times, “the misty-voiced and glistening-eyed Glynis Johns was all tremulous understanding.”
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
“Oh, don’t, do-on’t,” she protested in a voice made grotesquely tremulous by his shaking.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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