Definition of emulous

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Emulous (a.) Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues..

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Trill :: Trill (v. i.) To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
Shivery :: Shivery (a.) Tremulous; shivering.
Jar :: "Jar (v. t.) To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith..
Tremulous :: Tremulous (a.) Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar..
Jarring :: "Jarring (n.) A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines..
Shimmer :: Shimmer (n.) A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer..
Wapper :: Wapper (v. t. & i.) To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter..
Emulousness :: Emulousness (n.) The quality of being emulous.
Emulous :: Emulous (a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious..
Tremolo :: Tremolo (n.) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and tremulant..
Competition :: Competition (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with..
Quake :: Quake (n.) A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Quaky :: Quaky (a.) Shaky, or tremulous; quaking..
Vie :: Vie (v. i.) To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition..
Twitter :: Twitter (n.) The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow..
Tremulent :: Tremulent (a.) Tremulous; trembling; shaking.
Compete :: Compete (v. i.) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another..
Emulate :: Emulate (a.) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
Thrilling :: Thrilling (a.) Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance..
Avie :: Avie (adv.) Emulously.
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