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Webster 1828 Edition


Quavering

QUA'VERING

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ppr.
Shaking the voice or the sound of an instrument.

QUA'VERING

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Noun.
The act of shaking the voice, or of making rapid vibrations of sound on an instrument of music.

Definition 2024


quavering

quavering

English

Verb

quavering

  1. present participle of quaver

Adjective

quavering (not comparable)

  1. Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.

Noun

quavering (plural quaverings)

  1. The act of something that quavers.
    • Francis Bacon
      the quaverings and warblings in lutes and pipes