Both Uses of
tremulous
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'But don't be hard,' cried old Arthur, raising his hands with an imploring gesture, and speaking, in a tremulous voice.†
Chpt 47 *
- From out the most spare and hungry room in all this spare and hungry house there came, one morning, the tremulous tones of old Gride's voice, as it feebly chirruped forth the fag end of some forgotten song, of which the burden ran: Ta—ran—tan—too, Throw the old shoe, And may the wedding be lucky! which he repeated, in the same shrill quavering notes, again and again, until a violent fit of coughing obliged him to desist, and to pursue in silence, the occupation upon which he was…†
Chpt 51
Definition:
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(tremulous) quivering (unsteady or shaky) -- usually from weakness or fear -- especially of the voice