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quavering

ADJECTIVE
decrepit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battered broken-down creaky dilapidated feeble flimsy frail infirm ramshackle rickety run down seedy shabby
WEAK
aged anile antiquated bedraggled doddering effete fragile haggard incapacitated insubstantial old senile shaking superannuated tacky threadbare tired tottering tumble-down unsound used wasted weak weakly weather-beaten worn worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
firm healthy hearty solid sound stable strong sturdy
WEAK
fit young
ADJECTIVE
quaky
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver palpitating quivering quivery shaky shivering shivery trembling tremulant twittery wobbly
ADJECTIVE
quivering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shaking shivering trembling
STRONG
fluttering vibrating
WEAK
jittery jumpy shaky tremulous
ADJECTIVE
quivery
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver palpitating quaky quivering shaky shivering shivery trembling tremulant twittery wobbly
ADJECTIVE
shivery
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver palpitating quaky quivering quivery shaky shivering trembling tremulant twittery wobbly
ADJECTIVE
tremulant
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver palpitating quaky quivering quivery shaky shivering shivery trembling twittery wobbly
ADJECTIVE
tremulous
Synonyms
WEAK
palpitating quivering shaky shivering shivery trembling wobbly
Antonyms
WEAK
calm stable steady unwavering
ADJECTIVE
tremulous
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver aspen cowardly excited fearful jittery nervous palpitating quivering shaking timid timorous trembling wavering
Antonyms
WEAK
calm stable steady
ADJECTIVE
twittery
Synonyms
WEAK
aquiver palpitating quaky quivering quivery shaky shivering shivery trembling tremulant wobbly

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The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

“Keep up the fight,” he told the audience in a quavering voice.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A caller who did not identify himself pleaded in a quavering voice for the council to oppose the ban.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

“I didn’t shoot my wife or my son. Anytime. Ever,” he declared in a long, quavering Southern drawl.

From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2023

“This was a very hard decision to make,” she said in a slightly quavering voice.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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