quavering

to speak in a quavering voice

He spoke with a reedy, quavering voice.

The quavering voice grew louder filling the room.

Her voice was quavering with emotion as she delivered the speech.

The old man's quavering hands struggled to hold the fragile teacup.

I could hear the quavering notes of the violin in the distance.

His quavering smile betrayed his nervousness before the big presentation.

The singer's quavering voice added a haunting quality to the song.

She tried to control her quavering voice while speaking in front of the audience.

The quavering candlelight cast eerie shadows on the walls of the old house.

His quavering confidence was evident in the way he hesitated before making a decision.

The quavering branches of the old tree creaked in the wind.

Despite her quavering voice, she managed to sing the high notes beautifully.

The phoenix let out one soft, quavering note.

Harry heard the final, quavering note from the bagpipe with relief.

" What do you want with him? " said Ernie in a quavering voice.

" Shall I never see you again? " said Caspian in a quavering voice.

They kept him company with their quavering owl talk, reminding him of his pet owl at home.

" You poor thing" ! she said, with quavering laughter.

" Oh, for goodness' sake! " came the quavering, imperious voice.

'Are you better now'? asked Fanny, in a quavering voice.

The unhappy quaverings of the woman trailed after me as I drove away.

I did so, and heard a thin, quavering voice at the other end of the line.