quaver
Example Sentences
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For one thing, she’s got two songs, one of which — the standard “Part of Your World” — does manage to let her quaver some toward the end.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
Crucially, too, Bailey has the set of pipes that every Ariel needs and a gift for modulating her emotions through music, shifting from a rich, confident vibrato one moment to a hesitant quaver the next.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
There was a quaver in his voice, which defined the depth of his emotion.
From Scientific American • Dec. 23, 2021
Tears sprang to my eyes again, lending a quaver to my voice.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2019
I demand, an uncomfortable quaver in my voice.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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