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quavering
adjective as in decrepit
Strongest matches
adjective as in quaky
adjective as in quivering
adjective as in quivery
adjective as in shivery
adjective as in tremulant
adjective as in tremulous
Example Sentences
In a quavering voice she says: “We met and we never left each other.”
When,” she asks, her voice quavering, “is it going to be enough?
As if to bring everyone back to the issue at hand, Knox then spoke, her voice quavering with emotion.
“Senator Specter asked us to call you,” the communications director began, his voice quavering.
There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.
When Bardas led him within, he heard the princess's little wind-organ throbbing and quavering.
"I don't know what you mean," said Mr. Milburgh in a quavering voice.
He shook so much that his signature was only a quavering line.
Her voice was choked as she went on—was quavering as with the contemplation of some strange, yet closely-present idea.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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