Tremblingly

"Judith!" she called tremblingly; but the quiet figure never stirred, and no response came from the pallid lips. ❋ Grace Beaumont (N/A)

The adverb "tremblingly" offers no relief from this dilemma, since the word could just as easily describe Medusa's faltering vision as our own or the speaker's. ❋ Unknown (1996)

The thought made the old man panicky for the moment, and he stretched forth a palsied hand which wandered tremblingly over the small heap of dry wood beside him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He thrust the glasses tremblingly into Frona's hands. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He crawled tremblingly to his feet and stood whimpering. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's a setting known to millions from Oliver Twist, in which the workhouse hero Oliver, "desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery" tremblingly holds out his bowl and says "Please, sir, I want some more." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Just as it was tremblingly imperative that Jerry must suddenly squat down, point his nose at the zenith, and vocalize his heart-rending woe, an idea came to him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They dare linger no later than this, for the dreadful darkness is approaching, in which the world is given over to the carnage of the hunting animals, while the fore-runners of man hide tremblingly in their holes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She covered her exposed lap with one hand and held the other tremblingly in front of her to push him away. ❋ Chelsea White (2010)

It's happened before; boatmen tremblingly refer to this phenomenon as a "pooplosion." ❋ Laurie (2009)

The boy took the gun, it seemed heavy for him, and tremblingly, he struggled with the heavy trigger and finally managed to get one, and then another shot off. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

I filled the base and baked it in a hot oven until tremblingly set, which took about twenty-five minutes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The boy is holding a thin plastic loop where tremblingly balances a soap bubble as big as his head. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the irony of the situation seems greater in Tárrega's case, for Tárrega, a composer greatly loved by guitarists but hardly famous in the way of a Mozart or a Chopin, was known to be a tremblingly shy man who could bear playing in front of only very small audiences, ideally composed of people he knew. ❋ Unknown (2009)