Synonyms for quavering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kwey-ver

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkweɪ vər

Top 10 synonyms for quavering

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Définition of quavering

Origin : "to vibrate, tremble," early 15c., probably a frequentative of cwavien "to tremble, shake" (early 13c.), which probably is related to Low German quabbeln "tremble," and possibly of imitative origin. Meaning "sing in trills or quavers" first recorded 1530s. Related: Quavered; quavering.

verb sway

Example sentences :

Not of age—merely of time; for here was no senility, no quavering or fretful lines.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

My heart sank and my voice dwindled to a quavering, unfamiliar whisper.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Still looking from him, "I said you were very good to me," she said in a quavering whisper.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

A querulous, high-pitched voice, quavering with the palsy of extreme age.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

"Dass his blood," he said, in the same gentle, quavering tone.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

Her voice, although feeble and quavering, was determined in tone.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

His voice was as odd as his appearance, it was high-pitched and quavering.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

Glory's voice, which had been quavering at first, gathered strength.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

I asked him in a voice that was as cold and steady as his was hot and quavering.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

The Martians were entertained by the quavering denunciation.
Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl

Antonyms for quavering

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