tremulousadjective
uk/ˈtrem.jə.ləs/us/ˈtrem.jə.ləs/literaryIf a person's voice or a part of their body is tremulous, it is shaking slightly:
He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
In a tremulous voice she whispered: "Who are you people?"
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Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- squirm
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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tremulously
adverb uk/ˈtrem.jə.ləs.li/us/ˈtrem.jə.ləs.li/