tremulous

Definition

Trembling, quivering, or shaking.

Etymology

From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“I tremble, shake”) + -ulus. Doublet of tremor and tremble. By surface analysis, tremulate + -ous.

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."