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Meanings of quavering in English

(Of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear.

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Usage of quavering in English
1
Can I run water, great one? Zvain asked with a quavering voice.
The brazen gambit
2
Surprise and incredulity were in the tones of the quavering old voice.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
3
The terrible silence was broken by Zillah, who spoke in quavering accents.
The Emancipated
4
She went up to the door and, in a quavering voice, asked:
The Phantom of the Opera
5
Presently her voice rang out in a shrill note of quavering rage:
The Chronicles of Clovis
6
And in quavering falsetto, with the customary broken-notes, the old man sang.
Island Tales / On the Makaloa Mat
7
A faint, quavering moan stopped her at the corner of the house.
The Lady Doc
8
Her voice was a quavering, silvery thing, utterly fascinating and completely inhuman.
White night
9
And on the drive to Joyfields she stilled the girl's quavering with:
The Freelands
10
The first note of the quavering high-pitched voice had, however, reassured him.
More William
11
Mrs. Melrose awoke from her trance of terror with a quavering breath.
The Mating of Lydia
12
And when Parliament heard that quavering voice it grew palsied with fear.
Shallow Soil
13
There was a quavering word of admonition and a chorus of encouragement.
The ginger man
14
The voice of the muezzin, high and quavering, echoed in the air.
Purple heart
15
At the beginning of that quavering statement Dexter Allison's lips fell apart.
Then I'll Come Back to You
16
Her voice had a quavering note, new to him, and extremely alarming.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
About this term
Quavering through the time
Quavering across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common