tremulous voice

  • 121tremor — tremorous, adj. /trem euhr, tree meuhr/, n. 1. involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling. 2. any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake. 3. a… …

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  • 122guttural — Synonyms and related words: accented, allophone, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, back, barytone, bilabial, blurred, brassy, brazen, breathy, broad, cacuminal,… …

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  • 123nasal — Synonyms and related words: accented, allophone, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, asthmatic, back, barytone, bilabial, blurred, breathing, breathy, broad, cacuminal …

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  • 124stammering — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Speech defect Nouns stammering, stuttering, etc.; hesitancy, broken voice; speech impediment; lisp, drawl; mispronunciation, slip of the tongue, lapsus linguae. Verbs stammer, stutter, falter, sputter,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 125quaveringly — adv. shakingly, tremblingly; with a tremulous sound or voice, with a trill sound …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 126tremor — trem•or [[t]ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər[/t]] n. 1) pat involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, or excitement; shudder; shiver 2) any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake[/ex] 3) a trembling… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 127tremble — /ˈtrɛmbəl / (say trembuhl) verb (i) (trembled, trembling) 1. (of persons, the body, etc.) to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, cold, etc.; quake; quiver; shiver. 2. to be agitated with fear,… …

  • 128tremolo — /ˈtrɛməloʊ / (say tremuhloh) noun (plural tremolos) 1. a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion. 2. → tremulant (def. 2). {Italian: trembling, from Latin tremulus} …