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[ adjective ] (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

Synonyms

tremulous

Examples

"the old lady's quavering voice" "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Some sort_of nemesis was haunting his footsteps , he told us in a quavering voice - either an ape specter or Abe_Spector , a process_server , we could n't determine which .

Related terms

unsteady

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