quaver
verb (used without object)
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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And all but the most hardened death-penalty enthusiasts will quaver at the thought of this real person -- O.J.
From Time Magazine Archive
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