tremulous voice
1tremulous — adjective 1) a tremulous voice Syn: shaky, trembling, shaking, unsteady, quavering, wavering, quivering, quivery, quaking, weak, warbly, trembly Ant: steady 2) …
2tremulous — adj. 1 trembling or quivering (in a tremulous voice). 2 (of a line etc.) drawn by a tremulous hand. 3 timid or vacillating. Derivatives: tremulously adv. tremulousness n. Etymology: L tremulus f. tremere tremble …
3tremulous — trem|u|lous [ˈtremjuləs] adj literary [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: tremulus; TREMBLE] shaking slightly, especially because you are nervous ▪ a tremulous voice >tremulously adv …
4tremulous — adjective literary shaking slightly, especially because you are nervous: a tremulous voice tremulously adverb …
5tremulous — [[t]tre̱mjʊləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone s voice, smile, or actions are tremulous, they are unsteady because the person is uncertain, afraid, or upset. [LITERARY] She fidgeted in her chair as she took a deep, tremulous breath. Derived words:… …
6voice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vocality; speaking or singing voice; inflection, intonation; tone of voice; ventriloquism, ventriloquy; lung power; vocal cords, vocalization (see speech); cry, expression, utterance, vociferation,… …
7tremulous — trem|u|lous [ tremjələs ] adjective LITERARY if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, for example because you are afraid or excited ╾ trem|u|lous|ly adverb …
8tremulous — UK [ˈtremjʊləs] / US [ˈtremjələs] adjective literary if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, for example because you are afraid or excited Derived word: tremulously adverb …
9'Tis the Voice of the Lobster — The Lobster, illustrated by John Tenniel Tis the Voice of the Lobster is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in Chapter 10 of Alice s Adventure …
10quaver — [kwā′vər] vi. [ME quaveren, freq. of Early ME cwafien, to shake, tremble < OE * cwafian, prob. < IE base * gwēbh , wobbly, flabby, tadpole > Ger quappe & Du kwabbe, tadpole] 1. to shake or tremble 2. to be tremulous: said of the voice 3 …
