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Definitions for tremulous
ˈtrɛm yə ləstremu·lous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quavering, tremulousadjective

    (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

    "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

Wiktionary

  1. tremulousadjective

    trembling, quivering or shaking

  2. tremulousadjective

    timid or unconfident

  3. Etymology: From tremulus, from tremo. Compare with Greek.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tremulousadjective

    Etymology: tremulus, Lat.

    The tender tremulous christian is easily distracted and amazed by them. Decay of Piety.

    Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated, impresses a swift tremulous motion in the lips, tongue or palate, which breath passing smooth does not. William Holder.

    As thus th’ effulgence tremulous I drink,
    The lambent light’nings shoot across the sky. James Thomson.

Wikipedia

  1. Tremulous

    Tremulous is a free and open source asymmetric team-based first-person shooter with real-time strategy elements. Being a cross-platform development project the game is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.The game features two opposing teams: humans and aliens. Each team must attack the enemy's base and team members while defending their own base.

ChatGPT

  1. tremulous

    Tremulous refers to shaking or quivering slightly, often due to fear, nervousness or weakness. It can also refer to a voice that is trembling or unsteady because of emotional tone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tremulousadjective

    shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar

  2. Tremulousadjective

    affected with fear or timidity; trembling

Wikidata

  1. Tremulous

    Tremulous is a free and open source team-based first-person shooter with real-time strategy elements. The game features two opposing teams: humans and aliens. Each team must attack the enemy's base and team members, while defending their own base. The game has been downloaded over 2,000,000 times and was voted Player's Choice Standalone Game of the Year in Mod Database's Mod of the Year 2006 competition.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tremulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tremulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tremulous in a Sentence

  1. Peter Kistler:

    If they begin to feel anxious (and) tremulous on one cup of coffee, then they are a slow metabolizer, but if they have a higher tolerance then they are metabolizing coffee more rapidly.

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