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
Fife's Jacob Alon is possessed of an otherworldly voice – simultaneously angelic and tremulous with vulnerability.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
But only in the final minutes do we realize, under Daniel Aukin’s sure-handed direction and in Wood’s tremulous performance, where this road trip has been going.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023
As for Scott, he holds you and carries every scene with offhand wit and tremulous vulnerability.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
I could see by the tremulous light that even Van Helsing’s iron nerve had failed.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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Lord of the Flies
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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