quaver
Example Sentences
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"And if you fear, you should not be of this party. It is bad enough that we must drag the boy along, quavering in his boots."
From Literature
“I didn’t realize!” said Anja, and her voice quavered and cracked.
From Literature
What only seems familiar: Powering out of a slow corner with the pedal pinned, the car pulling its guts out, stretching for the redline, revs quavering at the upshifts.
“His lips are quavering. World War Three is about to break out. ‘Toy-lay paper?
From Literature
The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
