quavering
IPA: kwˈeɪvɝɪŋ
noun
- The act of something that quavers.
adjective
- Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
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Examples of "quavering" in Sentences
- I disagree with the quavering stance.
- He calmed himself well when he was quavering.
- People laughed at him when his voice was quavering.
- I told him my desires humbly, in quavering syllables.
- Some people are quavering when they stand in front of the crowd.
- His unusual quavering voice leads to much mirth among the class.
- And in quavering falsetto, with the customary broken-notes, the old man sang.
- There was a kind of quavering buzz in it that made it warble, somehow, made the words slither uncertainly.
- There was some kind of quavering, high-pitched noise coming out of my mouth that seemed to come from my gut at the same time.
- [Fumbling and bumbling and frightened conversations as the Church quickly changes its position on women's ordination, with cardinals and the Pope whispering in quavering voices, Hurry!
- Such a charivari as ensued, for just as my tugs at the alarm-bell began to take effect, the clock struck twelve, and the waits set up outside my window in quavering tones, with their teeth chattering from the cold, an old-fashioned lilt.