tremulous
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He has described the prehistoric-looking Dalmatian pelicans, which “have eyes of such tremulous glacial depths—the bluish-gray sclera like an ice sheet being cored by the black iris—that they appear to hold entire worlds inside them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Odell's voice, which tends towards the tremulous, thrums with emotional resonance, gently underscored by brushed drums and swelling strings.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
To Clive Barnes of The New York Times, “the misty-voiced and glistening-eyed Glynis Johns was all tremulous understanding.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
As for Scott, he holds you and carries every scene with offhand wit and tremulous vulnerability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
She remained motionless against him, trembling with surprise and fear, unable to believe the evidence, and finally she turned her head and looked at him with a tremulous smile.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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