quaver
verb (used without object)
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
was quavering
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past progressiveof quaver.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her voice was quavering, and her eyes were filling.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019
Mandy's voice was quavering at the finish, but she got through it.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 24, 2017
His voice was quavering a bit like a man who was under interrogation.
From Slate ● May 23, 2016
Samuel said that Tom was quavering over greatness, trying to decide whether he could take the cold responsibility.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
A quiet held the house, and even the children were touched; for Harry Barnes was quavering through the simple lines of "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot."
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various
