Quavering

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  • verb. Present participle of quaver.
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  • adjective. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
  • Word Usage
    "I told him my desires humbly, in quavering syllables."
    Equivalent
    unsteady  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ague  aspen  blurred  breathy  bumpiness  
    verb-stem
    quaver