quaver

Example Sentences

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“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 The Wall Street Journal

Throughout the history of American music, blues, jazz and soul singers have used the jazzy quaver for the subtlest nuances of emotion: for tension, playfulness, defiance, flirtatiousness, ache or just blithe ornamentation.

From New York Times

Voice quavering, I told Sam that I was looking for an actual relationship, one that could go somewhere.

From Los Angeles Times

“Keep up the fight,” he told the audience in a quavering voice.

From Seattle Times