Tremulous (Adjective)
Meaning
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lawyer's tremulous voice betrayed her nerves as she stood before the judge.
- Her grandmother's frailty was noticeable in her tremulous voice on the phone.
- When speaking about her past, Sarah's eyes would well up and her voice become tremulous.
- He spoke in a tremulous voice as he struggled to hold back tears during the eulogy.
- The news of the accident left her shaken, her tremulous voice barely above a whisper.