Standard Lemma guide

quavering

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: K W EY1 V ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of something that quavers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of quaver

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tremulous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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