All 3 Uses of
tremulous
in
Atlas Shrugged
- She was startled to discover, as her hand reached for the gold piece, that she felt the eager, desperate, tremulous hope of a young girl on her first job: the hope that she would be able to deserve it.†
Chpt 3.2 *
- She thought that no man of the outer world would have said this to her at this moment-she thought of the world's code that worshipped white lies as an act of mercy-she felt a stab of revulsion against that code, suddenly seeing its full ugliness for the first timeshe felt an enormous pride for the tight, clean face of the man before her-he saw the shape of her mouth drawn firm in self-control, yet softened by some tremulous emotion, while she answered quietly, "Thank you.†
Chpt 3.2
- Cherryl's answer was no more than a faint, tremulous crease of her mouth, as if, together, they had completed a single smile.†
Chpt 3.4
Definition:
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(tremulous) quivering (unsteady or shaky) -- usually from weakness or fear -- especially of the voice