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- noun Plural form of
quaver . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
quaver .
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Examples
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His voice quavers with emotion So many good birds.
Jilly Gagnon: The Angry Birds Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress Jilly Gagnon 2011
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"Would you like some tea?" she quavers, desperately trying to ignore the profound threat embodied by the other, but her evasions soon fading into ineffectual squeaks and gibbers.
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His voice quavers with emotion So many good birds.
Jilly Gagnon: The Angry Birds Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress Jilly Gagnon 2011
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His voice quavers with emotion So many good birds.
Jilly Gagnon: The Angry Birds Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress Jilly Gagnon 2011
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His voice quavers with emotion So many good birds.
Jilly Gagnon: The Angry Birds Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress Jilly Gagnon 2011
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Your voice quavers over the loudspeaker, “Pump 9, can you pull forward?”
Assumption 2010
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The jocular expression of an approaching dangerous social situation is often conveyed by people sounding out its ominous low-pitched glissando quavers.
Archive 2010-04-01 DC 2010
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The jocular expression of an approaching dangerous social situation is often conveyed by people sounding out its ominous low-pitched glissando quavers.
On speaking music DC 2010
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Matt's voice quavers slightly but I doubt that his news will counterbalance mine.
Red Fox Rampant 2010
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"More weird metrics for Elizabeth Warren," her headline quavers.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Elizabeth Warren and Her Discontents 2010
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