tremulous
/ˈtɹɛmjuləs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs."
- "From the high tree the blossom wavering fell, / And over them the tremulous isles of light / Slided, they moving under shade: […]"
- "The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous."
- "[…] Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flame-like as theirs[.]"
- "Again she holds me by the hand, I must not go, / I see her close beside me with silent lips sad and tremulous."
- "“Thank God!” he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹɛmjuləs/
- British English: /ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/
Inflected Forms
more tremulous (comparative)
most tremulous (superlative)