different between tremulous vs quacking

English

Etymology

From Latin tremulus, from trem? (“I shake”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ????? (trém?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??mjul?s/

Adjective

tremulous (comparative more tremulous, superlative most tremulous)

1. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
2. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
   • 2009 Oct. 7, Christopher Kimball, "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

• (trembling, quivering, or shaking): quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant
• (timid, hesitant, or unconfident): timid, wavering

Related terms

• tremble
• tremor

Translations

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Verb

quacking

1. present participle of quack
   • 1839: Edward Charlesworth, Magazine of Natural History

     The usual note emitted by this genus is a kind of tremulous querulous bark, not very unlike the quacking voice of a duck. Although all our larger squirrels […]

Adjective

quacking (comparative more quacking, superlative most quacking)

1. Making quacking sounds, or prone to doing so.

Noun

quacking (plural quackings)

1. The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.

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