quaver Sentence Examples

  1. Her voice began to quaver with emotion as she recounted the harrowing ordeal.
  2. The musician's hands started to quaver with nervousness as he approached the stage.
  3. Despite his efforts to appear calm, his voice betrayed a slight quaver as he spoke.
  4. The old man's voice quavered with age as he shared stories of his youth.
  5. The candlelight flickered, casting a quavering glow across the room.
  6. A quaver of fear crept into her voice as she heard footsteps approaching in the dark.
  7. His signature confident demeanor faltered for a moment, his voice quavering with uncertainty.
  8. The singer's voice quavered with raw emotion, moving the audience to tears.
  9. As the storm raged outside, the windows rattled with a quavering sound.
  10. Despite the chill in the air, her laughter echoed with a warm quaver, filling the room with joy.

quaver Meaning

Wordnet

quaver (n)

a tremulous sound

a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

Wordnet

quaver (v)

give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Webster

quaver (v. i.)

To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.

Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument

Webster

quaver (v. t.)

To utter with quavers.

Webster

quaver (n.)

A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.

An eighth note. See Eighth.

Synonyms & Antonyms of quaver

FAQs About the word quaver

a tremulous sound, a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note, give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency, sing or p

trill, chant,warble, chorus, yodel,vocalize, croon, carol, belt, troll

No antonyms found.

Her voice began to quaver with emotion as she recounted the harrowing ordeal.

The musician's hands started to quaver with nervousness as he approached the stage.

Despite his efforts to appear calm, his voice betrayed a slight quaver as he spoke.

The old man's voice quavered with age as he shared stories of his youth.