tremulant

adjective

Definition of tremulantnext
as in tremulous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulant
  1. tremulous
  2. timid
  3. timorous
  4. frightened
  5. afraid
  6. alarmed
Adjective
  • The convention kicked off Monday after a tremulous couple of months in the party after calls for President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential race, culminating in him walking from the race and backing Vice President Kamala Harris as the democratic nominee.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Influential and destructive, Smith brings a tremulous self-delusion and confidence to the part, with a wild passion for life that contradicts everything young women are supposed to be taught at a strict all-girls school, particularly a fascination with men.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of tremulous
Adjective
  • The timid 20-year-old who couldn’t cook himself a meal is now a reliable senior international and Premier League signing.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In his roughly 12 minutes per game, Sheppard has looked timid and tentative, and unable to create anything off the dribble.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Phillips has made a jukebox spectacle that’s bold in conception but oddly cautious, even timorous, in execution.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For years now, U.S. policy toward Syria has been indecisive and timorous, allowing pro-Assad forces to gain ground.
    Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
Definition of timorous
Adjective
  • When Martin dies in class after getting frightened in a dream, the sheet is accidentally pulled off of his gurney to reveal his death rictus.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • His fervor to determine who took the weapon reveals a shockingly monstrous side, turning his wife and children into frightened suspects and leading to a jarring tonal-shift ending that proves to be a cathartic, believable final destination for a film simmering with mistrust and anger.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightened
Adjective
  • Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • James Mangold isn’t afraid of being thought of as a journeyman director.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of afraid
Adjective
  • From his second-floor office in the Scurry County Courthouse, Hicks told the Abilene Reporter-News, part of the USA TODAY Network, workers in the building became alarmed during a5.0 quake Friday, which hit at 9:28 a.m. local time.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 July 2024
  • Treasury aides who had once labored in obscurity took recommendations directly to Cabinet officials, who were simultaneously hearing from alarmed Fortune 500 CEOs and the heads of Wall Street banks.
    Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Definition of alarmed
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