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
His voice was quavering but loud, as if he could scarcely hear it himself, and tried to make it rise above a whirl of sounds that filled his brain.
From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Walter Crane
