quaver

Example Sentences

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The tart, bluesy quaver in Andra Day’s voice has a long heritage.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

Crucially, too, Bailey has the set of pipes that every Ariel needs and a gift for modulating her emotions through music, shifting from a rich, confident vibrato one moment to a hesitant quaver the next.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

There was a quaver in his voice, which defined the depth of his emotion.

From Scientific American • Dec. 23, 2021

Tears sprang to my eyes again, lending a quaver to my voice.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2019

The father’s tenderest feelings were supposed to make his voice quaver as he said,

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan