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Tremulous vs Stunned - What's the difference?

tremulous | stunned | Related terms |

Tremulous is a related term of stunned.


As adjectives the difference between tremulous and stunned

is that tremulous is trembling, quivering, or shaking while stunned is unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

As a verb stunned is

(stun).

tremulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
  • * 1850 , , The Scarlet Letter , ch. 3:
    • The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous .
  • * 1919 , , A Man Four-Square , ch. 27:
    • "Thank God!" he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice.
  • *'>citation
  • Timid, hesitant, or unconfident.
  • * 1891 , , The Great Taboo , ch. 15:
    • "You have lived here long?" Felix asked, with tremulous interest, as he took a seat.
  • * 2009 Oct. 7, , " Opinion: Gourmet to All That," New York Times (retrieved 18 Aug 2012):
    • This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.

    Synonyms

    * quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant * timid, wavering

    Related terms

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    stunned

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stun)