Thesaurus / quaver
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There were lines in her face that Davy had never seen, a near quaver in her voice that he had never heard.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYShe stopped, for fear of breaking into a quaver, and smiled brightly.
WAYSIDE COURTSHIPSHAMLIN GARLAND“I reckon I had to do it, old man,” he said, a quaver in his voice.
THE RANGE BOSSCHARLES ALDEN SELTZER“What I want to know is whether I can serve you—now or afterwards,” she added, with a quaver.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 4 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONShe evidently realized that her tone was a mere quaver of assent, for she repeated the word more firmly.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYOnce a small owl flapped to a branch overhead and sent its mournful quaver out across the night.
THE CODE OF THE MOUNTAINSCHARLES NEVILLE BUCK“This is the most beautiful place in the world,” she declared in a voice that seemed to quaver with awe.
'DRAG' HARLANCHARLES ALDEN SELTZERThey are even fooled to melodiously mournful protest when their ears catch the shriller quaver of the screech owl's note.
IN NEW ENGLAND FIELDS AND WOODSROWLAND E. ROBINSONA strange stillness had fallen upon the forest; there was no sound save that creeping and melancholy quaver of the bell.
THE LITTLE RED FOOTROBERT W. CHAMBERSAnd then she added, with a quaver in her voice: I wish Id spoke up when he said what he did the day I came in.
WHEAT AND HUCKLEBERRIESCHARLOTTE MARION (WHITE) VAILEWORDS RELATED TO QUAVER
- agitate
- brandish
- bump
- chatter
- churn
- commove
- concuss
- convulse
- discompose
- disquiet
- disturb
- dither
- dodder
- flap
- flicker
- flit
- flitter
- flourish
- fluctuate
- flutter
- jar
- jerk
- jog
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- move
- oscillate
- palpitate
- perturb
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- rattle
- reel
- rock
- roil
- ruffle
- set in motion
- shimmer
- shimmy
- shiver
- shudder
- stagger
- stir up
- succuss
- sway
- swing
- totter
- tremor
- upset
- vibrate
- waggle
- water
- wave
- whip
- wobble
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