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.
She spoke with a trembling voice.
The child reached out with a trembling hand to pet the large dog for the first time.
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.
Usage
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'remain', or attributively before nouns like 'voice', 'hands', or 'limbs'.