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quavering

Meaning of "quavering" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF QUAVERING

ˈkweɪvərɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUAVERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quavering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUAVERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quavering in the English dictionary

The definition of quavering in the dictionary is quivering, trembling, or shaking.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUAVERING

catering · considering · covering · during · engineering · flavouring · Havering · hoovering · hovering · livering · manoeuvring · manufacturing · monitoring · offering · quivering · recovering · shivering · unwavering · wallcovering · wavering

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUAVERING

quatre · Quatre Bras · quatrefeuille · quatrefoil · quattrocentism · quattrocentist · quattrocento · quaver · quaver rest · quaverer · quaveringly · quavery · quay · quayage · Quayle · quaylike · quayside · quazzier · quazziest · quazzy

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUAVERING

bring · civil engineering · electrical engineering · empowering · fingering · flattering · flowering · gathering · lettering · lowering · mechanical engineering · ordering · pioneering · power steering · rendering · scattering · steering · suffering · wandering · watering · wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of quavering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUAVERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quavering» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «quavering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUAVERING

Find out the translation of quavering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of quavering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quavering» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

颤抖
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

temblorosa
570 millions of speakers
en

English

quavering
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

quavering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متهدج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дрожащий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

trêmula
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

quavering
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chevrotante
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bergelora
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zitter
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

quavering
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

떨려
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Quavering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

run run
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

quavering
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

थरथरणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

titrek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tremula
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

drżący
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тремтячий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tremurător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφιταλαντευόμενους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trillende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

darr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjelv
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUAVERING»

Discover the use of quavering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quavering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dolphin Cognition and Behavior: A Comparative Approach
Quavering is a means for adding information to two (and probably more) members of the eastern kingbird's basic signal repertoire. Further, quavering is widespread among species. It appears in the calls of many other species of tyrannid ...
Ronald Schusterman, J. A. Thomas, F. G. Wood, 2013
2
The Halakhah: Between Israel and God, Part B
He who said the blessings [of the Musaf worship] and afterward was assigned a Shofar should sound a sustained note, a quavering note, and a sustained note, three times, [once each for the Sovereignty, Remembrance, and Shofar verses] .
Jacob Neusner, 2000
3
Uniting the Dual Torah: Sifra and the Problem of the Mishnah
E. Scripture says, “Then you shall send abroad the ram's horn for sounding [a quavering note] on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall send abroad the ram's horn throughout all your land” (Lev. 25:9). F. Why ...
Jacob Neusner, 1990
4
Music in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
B. The length of the sustained blast is three times the length of the quavering C. The length of the quavering blast is three times the length of an alarm blast. The Hebrew, however, does not have 'the shofar' nor 'the length of. A literal rendering  ...
Mr John Arthur Smith, 2013
5
The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud
The Merciful One said 'Sound a sustained blast'! Rather why do we sound a quavering blast (teruah)? The Merciful One said 'Sound a quavering blast!' Rather, why do we sound the sustained blast and sound the quavering blast while sitting ...
David Weiss Halivni, 2013
6
Iroquois Music and Dance: Ceremonial Arts of Two Seneca ...
Five-tone scales and sequential structure similar to Dark Dance, but more syncopation and triplet figures in Quavering. Dance. — -Entirely by women. i. Women singers stationed in front of male song leaders, ii. Round Dance, facing center of ...
Gertrude P. Kurath, 2013
7
Between Israel and God
They sound the Shofar with a sustained, a quavering, and a sustained note. Thus was the custom in the provinces. T. 1:11 In the Temple what do they say? " Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting" (Ps. 106: 48).
Jacob Neusner, 2000
8
The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Miso sitting on the ground with her knees up, and her hands upon her knees, tuning her voice with many a quavering cough, thus discoursed. Sidney. The division and quavering, which please so much in musick, have an agreement with the ...
‎1829
9
A compendious dictionary of the Latin tongue: for the use of ...
TrËMuLUS, a. trembling, flaking, quivering, quavering, tremulous ; hinc (fc. ex oibeudo,) pallor, et genie pendulae, tremulae manus, efTundentes plena vafa, Ясс. PUn. 14, 22 f. 28. hos aliquis, tremnli dum captât arundine pifces, vidit, Ov. M . 8, ...
Alexander Adam, 1805
10
The Works of Jacques-Auguste de Thou
Curiously enough, there are two other copies of the Addenda, written in this same hand and containing the same materials, in the Bibliotheque Nationale.2 However, these other two copies have no additions written in the quavering hand  ...
S. Kinser, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUAVERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quavering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Concert review: Johnny Mathis, PSO live up to hype
Mr. Mathis, who turns 80 in September, hasn't lost his vulnerable, quavering style. His portion of the show, leaning heavily on standards, kicked off with “When I ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Heritage Hump Day: The Slims - "Sweet Dreams"
There's no question she's a gutsy lead vocalist, but at times she lays on the theatrical quavering a bit thick. Maverick is more fun (and much more convincing) ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
3
'Citizen of the year' gets 14 years in Southern California fraud case
"I'm so sorry for all the heartache I caused," Gearhart said with a quavering voice. "I've lost everything I had. I've found material things have no value compared ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Your Guide to the Nevilles, New Orleans's First Family of Music
You've probably heard Aaron's quavering falsetto on "Tell It Like It Is," a vintage piece of New Orleans R&B that was on the R&B chart for five weeks in 1967 and ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Artwalk: Six Shows to See this First Thursday
... black-and-white ink compositions, her almost-but-not-quite geometric patterns and shapes offering a quavering, organic take on Sol Lewitt's sharp forms. «Portland Monthly, Jul 15»
6
Activists speak out against abortion in Common rally
Cori Connor-Morse stood among the white columns of Parkman Bandstand, voice quavering as she recounted the loss of her unborn child. “My baby should not ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
7
Editorial: A survivor and a hero
Yet she was resolute, speaking in even tones, The Washington Post's Justin Jouvenal and T. Rees Shapiro reported, her voice quavering only when she ... «MetroWest Daily News, Jun 15»
8
Man charged in sex assault of girl, 2, left naked in parking lot
With a quavering voice, the mother described her child as having “a little ponytail” and a “little backpack.” Listen Here: Mother's 911 Call in April 2 Kidnapping. «fox5sandiego.com, Apr 15»
9
The Quiet Man
In addition, viols have thrived on digital recordings, which allow their quiet, quavering voices to rise from hermetic silence. Above all, viols have failed to fail ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
10
There's scant difference between bulls and bears in this market
What's your take on the market? Are you a bull, teeming with the belief that stocks are enjoying a healthy runup in price? Or a bear, quavering at the specter of ... «MarketWatch, Sep 14»
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