tremulous

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 16, 2009 is: tremulous • \TREM-yuh-luss\ • adjective 1 : marked by trembling or tremors : quivering 2 : timorous, timid Examples: I hardly recognized my own tremulous voice telling the EMT I was pretty sure I was okay. Did you know? Do you suspect that "tremulous" must be closely related to "tremble"? If so, you're right. Both of those words derive from the Latin verb "tremere," which means "to tremble." Some other English offspring of "tremere" are "tremor," "tremendous," "temblor" (another word for earthquake), and "tremolo" (a term that describes a vibrating and quavering musical effect that was particularly popular for electric guitars and organs in the 1970s). *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentenc See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.