tremulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
    quavering.
    • the old lady's quavering voice
    • spoke timidly in a tremulous voice

WordNet

Trem"u*lous adjective
Etymology
L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble.
Definitions
  1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.
  2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
    The tender, tremulous Christian. Dr. H. More.
    -- Trem"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Trem"u*lous*ness, n.

Webster 1913