quavered
Spoke with tremors
Quavered is the past tense of quaver, meaning to shake or tremble, especially of the voice.
A voice quavers when emotion—fear, age, or strong feeling—makes it unsteady: Her voice quavered as she read the eulogy.
The word can also describe wavering musical notes or any trembling sound.
Shook involuntarily
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
- shookVibrated or trembled
- crackedHaving surface fractures
broke · wobbled · warbled · vibrated · quivered · stammered · stuttered · whimpered
Full of fright
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
timid · apprehensive · uncertain · hesitant · tremulous · vulnerable · distressed · overwhelmed
trembled
Shook involuntarily
cracked · broke · wobbled · warbled · vibrated · quivered · stammered · stuttered · whimpered · weakened
fearful
Full of fright
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
terrified · timid · apprehensive · uncertain · hesitant · tremulous · vulnerable · distressed · overwhelmed · anguished
vibrato
Oscillating pitch effect
fluttered · oscillated · modulated · pitched · note · tone · melody · aria · soprano · tenor