Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quavering

/kwˈeɪvɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: qua-ver-ing
IPA: /kwˈeɪvɚɪŋ/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of quaver

adj

Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.

noun

The act of something that quavers.

Example Sentences

"the quaverings and warblings in lutes and pipes"

Inflected Forms

quaverings (plural)

Synonyms

tremulous

Rhymes With

favoring unwavering wavering flavoring savoring disfavoring

Questions

How do you pronounce quavering?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈeɪvɚɪŋ/.
What does quavering mean?: present participle and gerund of quaver

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