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tremulous
What does tremulous mean?
tremulous (adjective): (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tremulous in a sentence?
- Spoke timidly in a tremulous voice. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tremulous?
/ˈtɹɛmjələs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tremulous come from?
From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) + -ulus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “tremulous” mean?
ordinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture
Not quite: that's what mundane means.
being or operating under the surface of the earth
Not quite: that's what subterranean means.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Not quite: that's what glittery means.
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
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