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quavering

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verb

present participle of quaver
as in trilling
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones know-it-alls snickered as the opera singer quavered on the high note

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Adjective
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Adjective
  • Choral passages of Mazzoli’s music explore the various potential dimensions of the aforementioned Hum and its ability to drown out all of life’s beautiful sonorous experiences and yet also function harmonically.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This time, the message is accompanied by a one-minute countdown clock and the dulcet sounds of Frank Sinatra’s vocals.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Then the crickets become a new rhythmic feint, arranged for trap rhythm, and then another bass line blows up the landscape.
    Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • If the rhythmic releases of norepinephrine correlate with the arrival of a larger tracer at a sensor on the brain’s surface, that would be a fascinating finding.
    Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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  • Vara is an appealing narrator—smart, funny, honest, and a little neurotic.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Quavering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quavering. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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