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Detailed Synonyms for quavering in English

quavering:

quavering adj

  1. quavering
    – (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear 1
    quavering; tremulous
    – (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear 1
    • quavering adj
      • the old lady's quavering voice1
    • tremulous adj
      • spoke timidly in a tremulous voice1

Alternate Synonyms for "quavering":


Related Definitions for "quavering":

  1. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear1
    • the old lady's quavering voice1

quaver:

to quaver verbe (quavers, quavered, quavering)

  1. to quaver
    to vibrate; to shiver; to quaver; to shake; to quiver; to shudder; to tremble
    • vibrate verbe (vibrates, vibrated, vibrating)
    • shiver verbe (shivers, shivered, shivering)
    • quaver verbe (quavers, quavered, quavering)
    • shake verbe (shakes, shook, shaking)
    • quiver verbe (quivers, quivered, quivering)
    • shudder verbe (shudders, shuddered, shuddering)
    • tremble verbe (trembles, trembled, trembling)
  2. to quaver
    – sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below 1
    to trill; to warble; to quaver
    – sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below 1
    • trill verbe (trills, trilled, trilling)
    • warble verbe (warbles, warbled, warbling)
    • quaver verbe (quavers, quavered, quavering)
  3. to quaver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    to waver; to quaver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    • waver verbe (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • quaver verbe (quavers, quavered, quavering)

Conjugations for quaver:

present
  1. quaver
  2. quaver
  3. quavers
  4. quaver
  5. quaver
  6. quaver
simple past
  1. quavered
  2. quavered
  3. quavered
  4. quavered
  5. quavered
  6. quavered
present perfect
  1. have quavered
  2. have quavered
  3. has quavered
  4. have quavered
  5. have quavered
  6. have quavered
past continuous
  1. was quavering
  2. were quavering
  3. was quavering
  4. were quavering
  5. were quavering
  6. were quavering
future
  1. shall quaver
  2. will quaver
  3. will quaver
  4. shall quaver
  5. will quaver
  6. will quaver
continuous present
  1. am quavering
  2. are quavering
  3. is quavering
  4. are quavering
  5. are quavering
  6. are quavering
subjunctive
  1. be quavered
  2. be quavered
  3. be quavered
  4. be quavered
  5. be quavered
  6. be quavered
diverse
  1. quaver!
  2. let's quaver!
  3. quavered
  4. quavering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

quaver [the ~] nom

  1. the quaver
    – a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note 1
    the quaver; the eighth note
    – a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note 1
  2. the quaver
    – a tremulous sound 1
    the quaver
    – a tremulous sound 1

Related Words for "quaver":

  • quavering

Alternate Synonyms for "quaver":


Related Definitions for "quaver":

  1. a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note1
  2. a tremulous sound1
  3. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below1
  4. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency1