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Quavering

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Adjective

1. quavering, tremulous

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

Example Sentences:
'the old lady's quavering voice'
'spoke timidly in a tremulous voice'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quavering

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verb
1. 
to say or sing (something) with a trembling voice
2. (intransitive)
(esp of the voice) to quiver, tremble, or shake
3. (intransitive) rare
to sing or play quavers or ornamental trills
noun
4. music
a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve
. Usual US and Canadian name: eighth note
5. 
a tremulous sound or note

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Quavering

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verb intransitive
1. 
to shake or tremble
2. 
to be tremulous
said of the voice
3.  Music
to make a trill or trills in singing or playing
verb transitive
4. 
to utter in a tremulous voice
5.  Music
to sing or play with a trill or trills
noun
6. 
a tremulous quality in a voice or tone
7.  British
eighth note

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Quavering

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v. qua·vered, qua·ver·ing, qua·vers
v.intr.
1. To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.
2. To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
3. Music To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.
v.tr.
To utter or sing in a trilling voice.
n.
1. A quivering sound.
2. Music
a. A trill.
b. An eighth note.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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