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trembling

/ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. A tremble.

Plural tremblings

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Do come back again, and we won’t talk about cats or dogs either, if you don’t like them!” When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, “Let us get to the shore, and then I’ll tell you my history, and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 15 · B2
Some of the birds hurried off at once: one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, “I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn’t suit my throat!” and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children, “Come away, my dears!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 21 · B2
Alice did not dare to disobey, though she felt sure it would all come wrong, and she went on in a trembling voice:—
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 81 · B2
“I’m a poor man, your Majesty,” the Hatter began, in a trembling voice, “—and I hadn’t begun my tea—not above a week or so—and what with the bread-and-butter getting so thin—and the twinkling of the tea—”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 87 · B2

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