Tremblingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a trembling manner.

    "[T]he sailors tremblingly / Call on the Twins of Jove with prayer and vow, / Gathered in fear upon the lofty prow, / And sacrifice with snow-white lambs, […]"

Example

More examples

"Her lips trembled, and so did his. It was never known which lips were the first to move towards the other lips; but they kissed tremblingly, and then they moved apart."

Etymology

From trembling (present participle of tremble) + -ly.

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