quavering

/kwey-ver/US // ˈkweɪ vər //UK // (ˈkweɪvə) //

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

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- : to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- : to sound, speak, or sing tremulously: Her voice quavered a moment and then she regained control.
- : to perform trills in singing or on a musical instrument.

v.有主动词 verb

n.名词 noun

1
- : a quavering or tremulous shake, especially in the voice.
- : a quavering tone or utterance.
- : Music . an eighth note.

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In a quavering voice she says: “We met and we never left each other.”
When,” she asks, her voice quavering, “is it going to be enough?
As if to bring everyone back to the issue at hand, Knox then spoke, her voice quavering with emotion.
“Senator Specter asked us to call you,” the communications director began, his voice quavering.
There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.
When Bardas led him within, he heard the princess's little wind-organ throbbing and quavering.
"I don't know what you mean," said Mr. Milburgh in a quavering voice.
He shook so much that his signature was only a quavering line.
Her voice was choked as she went on—was quavering as with the contemplation of some strange, yet closely-present idea.