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Definition of quaver verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

quaver

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verb
NAmE//ˈkweɪvər//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they quaver
 
he / she / it quavers
 
past simple quavered
 
-ing form quavering
 
 
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(+ speech) if someone's voice quavers, it is unsteady, usually because the person is nervous or afraid “I'm not safe here, am I?” she asked in a quavering voice.
quavery
 
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NAmE//ˈkweɪvəri//
 
adjective a quavery voiceSee quaver in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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