quavering

IPA: kwˈeɪvɝɪŋ

Examples of "quavering" in Sentences

I told him my desires humbly, in quavering syllables.
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.