quavering 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of quaveringnext
as in resonant

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quavering
  1. resonant
  2. sonorous
  3. dulcet
  4. rhythmic
  5. appealing
Adjective
  • These goals are emotionally resonant, vividly imagined, absolutely essential, and challenging enough to inspire effort and innovation.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This production of one of the most difficult works in the Sondheim canon made an abstract musical about the opening up of Japan to Western trade in the 19th century vivid, exuberant and provocatively resonant.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of resonant
Adjective
  • An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
Definition of sonorous
Adjective
  • Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of dulcet
Adjective
  • The soundtrack has very rhythmic sound comments – Chemical Brothers style – and not many melodies.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes a sketch lives or dies because of some rhythmic alchemy.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of rhythmic
Adjective
  • Less appealing was the intermittent rotten-egg whiff from the super-heated waters of the sulfur springs.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Even after finishing 2024 higher by almost 98%, the retailer’s shares are in an appealing spot, the firm said.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of appealing
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