quaveringly

ˈkweɪvərɪŋli

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Definition of quaveringly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

shaking voice

Rare

in a manner that shakes or trembles in voice or sound

Rare

She spoke quaveringly, her fear evident in her voice.

shakily

tremulously

singing

Rare

with a voice that is not steady

Rare

He sang quaveringly, filled with emotion.

shakily

tremulously

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Origin of quaveringly

English, quaver (tremble) + -ingly (in the manner of)

Examples of quaveringly in a sentence

The old man quaveringly sang the anthem.
She spoke quaveringly during the emotional speech.
The actor delivered his lines quaveringly, adding depth.

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French:d'une voix tremblante, d'une voix chevrotante, ...
German:zitternd, bebend, ...
Italian:con voce tremante, in modo tremolante, ...
Spanish:temblorosamente, con vibrato, ...
Portuguese:tremulamente, titubeantemente, ...
Chinese:颤抖地, 颤声地, ...
Japanese:震えるように, 震える声で, ...
Arabic:بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَجِفٍ, بِصَوْت مُرْتَعِش, ...
Hebrew:בְּקוֹל רוֹעֵד, בְּרַעֲדָה, ...
Russian:дрожащим голосом, неуверенно, ...
Ukrainian:тремтячим голосом, нерівно, ...
Hindi:कंपकंपाते हुए, कंपकंपाती आवाज में, ...
Bengali:কাঁপা কাঁপা গলায়, কাঁপতে কাঁপতে, ...
Catalan:tremolant, vacil.lant, ...
Czech:rozechvěle, ...
Danish:skælvende, dirrende, ...
Dutch:bevenden, onvast, ...
Greek:τρέμοντας, τρεμάμενα, ...
Hungarian:remegő hangon, reszketegen, ...
Khmer:ដោយសំឡេងញ័រ, ដោយសំឡេងរង្គើ, ...
Korean:떨리는 목소리로, 흔들리며, ...
Persian:لرزان, با لرزش, ...
Polish:drżącym głosem, drżąco, ...
Portuguese (BR):tremulamente, com a voz trêmula, ...
Romanian:tremurând, tremurător, ...
Swedish:skälvande, vibrerande, ...
Thai:เสียงสั่น, ด้วยเสียงสั่นเครือ, ...
Turkish:titreyerek, titreşerek, ...
Vietnamese:run rẩy, rung rung, ...

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Adverb

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