verb, noun
verb if sb's voice quavers, it is unsteady, usually because the person is nervous or afraid:
[V] 'I'm not safe here, am I?' she asked in a quavering voice. [also Vspeech]
quavery adjective:
a quavery voice
Part of speech: noun
1 (BrE) (AmE eighth note) (music) a note that lasts half as long as a CROTCHET/QUARTERNOTE
2 [usuallysing.] a shaking sound in sb's voice
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