quaver

IPA: kwˈeɪvɝ

To shake in a trembling manner.
(intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
(transitive) To utter quaveringly.

Examples of "quaver" in Sentences

The ground began to quaver.
I disagree with the quavering stance.
His voice quavers when he is nervous.
How do you manage yourself when you quaver
His legs began to quaver as he was standing.
He calmed himself well when he was quavering.
All of a sudden, it quavered and scared people.
She heard the quaver in her voice and steadied it.
People laughed at him when his voice was quavering.
“Cal,” Maggie said coming toward him, a quaver in her voice.
Some people are quavering when they stand in front of the crowd.
His unusual quavering voice leads to much mirth among the class.
She speaks with cheerful firmness but I can hear the quaver in her voice.
When I have something to say, I do not waver and quaver around it like this.
“Zo, listen, I know this is weird, but I just feel like I have to ask—” Cara could hear her voice quaver.
It does not matter, though, because even philosophers quaver in the face of death, Socrates notwithstanding.
The English term for eighth-notes gets it right with "quaver", since these and other notes can do exactly that when played with alternating intensity, and even, suggests Quantz, duration.