be+tremulous

  • 101shimmer — shim•mer [[t]ˈʃɪm ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to shine with or reflect a soft, tremulous light 2) to appear to quiver in faint light or while reflecting heat waves 3) a soft, tremulous light or gleam 4) mer a quivering motion or image as produced by… …

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  • 102tremble — trem•ble [[t]ˈtrɛm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, or cold; quake; quiver 2) to be troubled with fear or apprehension 3) to be tremulous 4) the act of trembling 5) vet… …

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  • 103tremolo — trem•o•lo [[t]ˈtrɛm əˌloʊ[/t]] n. pl. los 1) mad a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice 2) mad a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced • Etymology: 1715–25; < It:… …

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  • 104twitter — twit•ter [[t]ˈtwɪt ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird 2) to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters; chatter 3) to titter; giggle 4) to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter 5) to …

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  • 105flutter — /ˈflʌtə / (say flutuh) verb (i) 1. to flap or wave lightly in air, as a flag. 2. (of birds, etc.) to flap or attempt to flap the wings, or fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions. 4. to beat fast and irregularly, as… …

  • 106quaver — /ˈkweɪvə / (say kwayvuh) verb (i) 1. to shake tremulously, quiver, or tremble (now said usually of the voice). 2. to sound, speak, or sing tremulously. 3. to perform quavers, shakes, or trills in singing or on a musical instrument. –verb (t) 4.… …

  • 107shimmer — /ˈʃɪmə / (say shimuh) verb (i) 1. to shine with a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly. –noun 2. a subdued, tremulous light or gleam. {Middle English schimere, late Old English scimerian, apparently frequentative of scīmian shine. Compare… …

  • 108tremor — /ˈtrɛmə / (say tremuh) noun 1. involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from fear, weakness, etc.; a fit of trembling. 2. any tremulous or vibratory movement; a vibration. 3. a trembling or quivering effect, as of light, etc. 4. a tremulous… …

  • 109twitter — I. /ˈtwɪtə / (say twituh) verb (i) 1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird. 2. to titter; giggle. 3. to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter. –verb (t) 4. to express or utter by twittering. –noun 5. the act… …

  • 110tremble — [14] Tremble goes back ultimately to a prehistoric base *trem ‘shake’, which probably has connections with English terrify, terror, etc. Amongst the Latin descendants of this base were tremor ‘shaking’ (source of English tremor [14]), tremere… …

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