Tremulous excitement - It follows day with the woman (6)
I believe the answer is:
dither
'tremulous excitement' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'it follows day with the woman' is the wordplay.
'follows' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'day' becomes 'd'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the woman' becomes 'her' (**).
'it' after 'd' is 'dit'.
'dit'+'her'='DITHER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dither that I've seen before include "Vacillate, be undecided" , "Be undecided and somewhat agitated" , "lather" , "Act in a nervously uncertain manner" , "Display of nerves" .)