quaver
verb (used without object)
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
quavery
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a word derived from
quaver.
Example Sentences
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With a sketch about a quavery Prime Minister Keir Starmer working up the nerve to call Donald Trump, they christened “Saturday Night Live U.K.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“I deserve happiness,” says the young man, his voice quavery but resolute, carefully reciting the words he’s learned from self-help books.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Verlaine’s voice would never be ingratiating enough for a broad audience; it was reedy, yelpy, quavery, a bit strangulated.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Tenors Tyler Nelson and Cris Frisco sang Gonzalve and Torquemada respectively, and both with voices comfortable with the light, quavery, nuanced style of French song.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2015
She says her mother sings on a radio program, under a different name, and we do overhear her mother practicing scales in the living room, in a loud quavery voice.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
