quaver
verb (used without object)
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
is quavering
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present progressiveof quaver (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The voice on the 911 call is a teenage girl’s, and it is quavering, as if she has been crying.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2021
Lewis’ performance was obviously great here; he makes palpable how Brody is quavering under the strain of his contradictions, as if that tension himself will make him explode.
From Time ● Dec. 19, 2011
I stop there because my voice is quavering and if I say another word, I might cry.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
