tremorous

Marked by shaking

Tremorous means trembling or characterized by tremors.

The word describes shaking movements or a quivering quality: Her voice was tremorous with emotion.

It applies to physical trembling, unsteady sounds, or anything that vibrates with nervous energy.

Less common than trembling or shaky, tremorous carries a slightly literary or formal tone.

physical

shiver

Involuntary trembling sensation

  • quiverTrembling or arrow case
  • shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
  • shakeTrembling or blended treat

wobble · jitter · quaver · judder · totter · teeter · falter · waver · twitch · palsied

vocal

quavering

Shaking in tone

unsteady · breathy · reedy · thin · cracking · broken · halting · stammering · stuttering · warbling

emotional

anxious

Troubled by uncertainty

timid · frightened · terrified · panicked · dread · trepidation · uneasy · worried · agitated · distressed

Opposites
physical movement/stability

tremorousstill

Unmoving, or continuing

steady · stable · motionless · immobile · stationary

emotional/psychological steadiness

tremorouscalm

Free from agitation

composed · steady · unflappable · serene · collected

Family

tremble, tremor, tremors, tremulous, tremoring, tremorless, tremulously, tremulousness

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