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quaveringly

/ˈkweɪ.vər.ɪŋ.li/

Traduction: Adverbe décrivant la manière de parler ou de chanter d'une voix tremblante, hésitante ou vacillante, souvent due à l'émotion, à la nervosité ou à la faiblesse.

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adverb

C2formalcommonart/ˈkweɪ.vər.ɪŋ.li/

An adverb describing the manner of speaking or singing with a trembling, shaky, or wavering voice, often due to emotion, nervousness, or weakness.

  • 🇫🇷Adverbe décrivant la manière de parler ou de chanter d'une voix tremblante, hésitante ou vacillante, souvent due à l'émotion, à la nervosité ou à la faiblesse.
  1. In a trembling or unsteady manner C1 formal

    In a way that is characterized by a trembling or shaking voice, often due to nervousness, fear, or emotion.

    • She spoke quaveringly as she recounted the accident.
    • He answered quaveringly, his voice betraying his anxiety.
    • The old man sang quaveringly, his voice fragile with age.

    🇫🇷d'une voix tremblante

    Synonymes: falteringlyshakilytremulously

    Antonymes: calmlyconfidentlyfirmlysteadily

  • more quaveringly comparative form
  • most quaveringly superlative form