| 单词 | quavering |
| 释义 | quavering (once / 5578 pages) adj A quavering voice is shaky and a little unclear. People's voices are often quavering when they're tired or afraid. If you’re about to cry, you might speak in a quavering voice. Quavering voices are a little bit pitiful. When someone's voice quavers, it becomes unsteady, a little like a stutter. You can describe such a voice as quavering. If you're about to sing on stage for the first time, you might have a quavering voice until you get comfortable. If a big angry person yells at you, you might respond in a quavering voice. Inexperienced public speakers often speak in a quavering way, too. This word (like tremulous) describes the speech of those who are weary, afraid, or faltering. WORD FAMILYquavering: quaveringly+/quaver: quavered, quavering, quavers, semiquaver/semiquaver: semiquavers USAGE EXAMPLESHer voice quavering with emotion, she exclaimed, “It’s beautiful.” Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016) She talks about a night, an awful night in Iraq, in a quavering voice. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) “I haven’t tried to rationalize the death of children, congressman,” she responded, glaring, her voice quavering. Washington Post(Nov 07, 2016) adj (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear the old lady's quavering voice Syn tremulous unsteady subject to change or variation |
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