All 5 Uses of
tremulous
in
Middlemarch
- Mary did not mean to betray any feeling, but in spite of herself she ended in a tremulous tone of vexation.†
Chpt 2 *
- "It is better for us not to speak on the subject," she said, with a tremulousness not common in her voice, "since you and Mr. Casaubon disagree.†
Chpt 4
- "Yes," said Dorothea, rather tremulously.†
Chpt 5
- Then again she was conscious of another change which also made her tremulous; it was a sudden strange yearning of heart towards Will Ladislaw.†
Chpt 5
- "Nothing could have changed me but—" her heart was swelling, and it was difficult to go on; she made a great effort over herself to say in a low tremulous voice, "but thinking that you were different—not so good as I had believed you to be."†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(tremulous) quivering (unsteady or shaky) -- usually from weakness or fear -- especially of the voice