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tremulous

[trem-yuh-luhs] / ˈtrɛm yə ləs /




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In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

With her low, tremulous, gripping voice, Baby Rose sings about love as self-sabotage, trying to break free while an orchestra underlines her despair.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

“History Books,” the title track from the band’s first album in nine years, is big-hearted freeway rock, made ascendent by frontman Brian Fallon and Springsteen’s tremulous harmonies.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

The upsetting feeling of certainty stopped her from seeing the man she was kissing, but she managed to hear his tremulous voice in the midst of the deafening shouts and laughter of the audience.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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