单词 | quaveringly |
释义 | quaveringlyadv. In a quavering manner, esp. with a quavering voice. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adverb] > tremblingly waveringlyc1400 tremblingly1552 quirily1582 quaveringly1594 quiveringly1594 tremulously1736 twitteringly1810 a-shiver1840 a-tremble1856 a-thrill1879 a-quiver1883 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > tremulous quiveringly1594 quaveringly1882 trillingly1887 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. O3v Iarring on them quaueringly with his hammer. 1668 Duchess of Newcastle Presence iv. 97 in Plays I cannot perceive any great store of Wit that there is amongst them, unless it be Wit to sing Quaveringly. 1763 ‘Mr. Porny’ New Dict. Eng. & French To Warble, sing quaveringly. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xiii ‘I don't want to have you go, Jack!’ said she, quaveringly. 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 107 How quaveringly I depend on you to keep me alive like a flame on a wick! 1989 A. Burgess Any Old Iron ii. 73 He began to sing quaveringly the Welsh national anthem. 1998 R. Stone Damascus Gate i. xxiii. 173 Designated fall guys had quaveringly owned up to obscure oversights couched in deep military diction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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