quavering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quavering	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quavering adj (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice" Synonym(s): quavering, tremulous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG. quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.] 1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument