quavering

ˈkweɪvərɪŋ

Definition

Definition of quavering - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

voicethe act or sound of trembling or shaking

There was a quavering in her voice as she spoke.

Adjective

voice

Rare

shaking or trembling, often from nervousness or emotion

Rare

Her quavering voice revealed her fear.

shaky

tremulous

wavering

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Origin of quavering

English, quaver (tremble) + -ing (action)

Terms with quavering included in their meaning

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trill

bird call

produce a quavering or warbling sound

warble

singing style

sing in a trilling or quavering voice

warbler

singer

person who sings in a quavering voice

falter

sound

quavering or irregular sound

warbled

adj.

sound

produced with a quavering sound

Examples of quavering in a sentence

The singer’s quavering faded as she gained confidence onstage.
His quavering whisper barely reached the jury.
During the toast, the father’s quavering tone moved guests.

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French:tremblement, tremblant, ...
German:Zittern, zitternd, ...
Italian:tremolio, tremante, ...
Spanish:temblor, tembloroso, ...
Portuguese:tremor, trémulo, ...
Chinese:颤音, 颤抖的, ...
Japanese:震え, 震える, ...
Arabic:اِرْتِجَاف, مُرتَجِف, ...
Hebrew:רַעַד, רוֹעֵד, ...
Russian:дрожание, дрожащий, ...
Ukrainian:тремтіння, тремтячий, ...
Hindi:कंपन, कंपती हुई, ...
Bengali:কম্পন, কম্পিত, ...
Catalan:tremolor, tremolós, ...
Czech:chvění, rozechvělý, ...
Danish:dirren, dirrende, ...
Dutch:trilling, bevend, ...
Greek:τρέμουλο, τρεμάμενος, ...
Hungarian:remegés, remegő, ...
Khmer:ការញ័រ, ញ័ររញ្ជួយ, ...
Korean:떨림, 떨리는, ...
Persian:لرزش, لرزان, ...
Polish:drżenie głosu, drżący, ...
Portuguese (BR):tremor, trêmulo, ...
Romanian:tremur, tremurător, ...
Swedish:darrning, skälvande, ...
Thai:เสียงสั่นเครือ, สั่นเครือ, ...
Turkish:titreme, titrek, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng run, run rẩy, ...

quaver

ˈkweɪvər

Definition of quaver - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

voice shaking

Rare

shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion

Rare

Her voice began to quaver as she recounted the incident.

quiver

shake

tremble

music

TECH.

sing or play with trills

TECH.

The singer quavered beautifully in the performance.

tremble

trill

warble

Noun

voice

Rare

trembling of the voice when speaking or singing

Rare

Her voice had a noticeable quaver during the speech.

tremor

vibration

music

TECH.

musical note with the time value of an eighth note

TECH.

The composer included a quaver in the melody.

eighth

eighth note

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Origin of quaver

Middle English, quaven (to tremble)

Examples of quaver in a sentence

I could hear her voice quaver during the speech.
Her voice quavered during the emotional ballad.
The violinist quavered the notes with precision.
There was a quaver in his voice as he spoke.
The singer's quaver added emotion to the performance.
The pianist played a quaver with precision.

In the sheet music, a quaver followed the rest.

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French:trembler, tremblement, ...
German:zittern, Stimmzittern, ...
Italian:tremare, tremolio, ...
Spanish:temblar, temblor, ...
Portuguese:vacila, tremor, ...
Chinese:颤抖, 颤音, ...
Japanese:震える, 震え, ...
Arabic:ارْتَجَفَ صَوْتُه, اِرْتِجَافَة, ...
Hebrew:לִרְעוֹד, רַעַד, ...
Russian:дрожать, дрожание, ...
Ukrainian:тремтіти, тремтіння, ...
Hindi:कंपकंपाना, कांप, ...
Bengali:কাঁপা, কম্পন, ...
Catalan:tremolar, tremolor, ...
Czech:chvět se, zachvění, ...
Danish:skælve, rysten, ...
Dutch:beven, trilling, ...
Greek:τρέμω, τρέμουλο, ...
Hungarian:remegni, hangremegés, ...
Khmer:ញ័រសំឡេង, ការញ័រនៃសំឡេង, ...
Korean:떨리다, 떨림, ...
Persian:لرزش داشتن, لرزش صدا, ...
Polish:drżeć, drżenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):treme, tremor, ...
Romanian:a tremura, tremur al vocii, ...
Swedish:darra, darrning, ...
Thai:สั่น, การสั่นของเสียง, ...
Turkish:titremek, titreme, ...
Vietnamese:run, sự run rẩy, ...

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Definition of quavering - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of quavering

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Definition of quaver - Reverso English Dictionary

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