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trembling

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtɹɛmbəɫɪŋ// UK //tɹˈɛmblɪŋ// trem·bling

adj. shaking slightly because you are cold, afraid, or very excited.

adj. shaking involuntarily with short, quick movements. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a person's voice, hands, or physical state due to intense emotion or physical weakness.


SIMPLE

She spoke with a trembling voice.

CONTEXTUAL

The child reached out with a trembling hand to pet the large dog for the first time.

COMPLEX

The witness stood before the court, her trembling hands clutched tightly around the edge of the wooden podium as she prepared to give her testimony.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'remain', or attributively before nouns like 'voice', 'hands', or 'limbs'.

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