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quavering

kway vuh ring

  • v  give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
  • v  sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
  • s  (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
    the old lady's quavering voice

  • She had a stentorian contralto and a quavering wail that grated on the ears of those attuned to the trills of opera divas.
  • The 80-year-old Iraqi-born divine, with his unruly white beard, red-tinted sunglasses and gold-embroidered robe, delivers his folksy homilies in a quavering whisper.
  • Voice quavering, the acting governor of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that she would not run for the governor's seat this fall.
News & Articles

  • Secretary of state chokes up talking about wife's health
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry choked up on Wednesday as he spoke about his wife's illness, his voice quavering as he thanked people for their good wishes and said she is doing better. The display of emotion at talks with Chinese officials, which included wiping his eye, was rare for Kerry, whose wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, was rushed to a Boston hospital on Sunday from ...
    July 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Bill Frenzel in The National
    Mr Frenzel of Brookings said he expects the Senate bill to pass by a significant margin, which "may embolden a few of the more quavering members of the House who voted against it".

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