单词 | quavering |
释义 | quaveringn. The action of quaver v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > trilling quaver1533 quavering1577 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > trembling or quivering trembling1303 bevering1398 brawling?a1400 tremefaction1598 trepidation1605 warbling1621 quavering1635 tremulation1651 tremblement1677 twittering1682 diddering1687 thrilling1747 quaving1825 dither1878 c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 142 (MED) They..haue holle voysys and speke lowe and fulle, with-owte brekyng or qwauerryng. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Quauerynge, vibratio. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. v. sig. Hhhh.vj/2 A Hymne..may be humbly vttered without quauering of ye voice. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. v. sig. E3 Harsh lines cryes Curus, whose eares nere reioyce But at the quauering of my Ladies voyce. 1635 G. Wither Coll. Emblemes 82 T'will cause a thousand quaverings in your breast. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vibrissation, a quavering or warbling in singing, a shaking a thing. 1706 A. Bedford Temple Musick vii. 158 Tebhir..may denote a Shake or Quavering of the Voice. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. xxiii. 94 What signified sounding the trumpet of defiance at a distance... I would have them come boldly into one of the most open and frequented streets, face to face, and there try their skill in quavering. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. i. 17 The..Mayor then interrupted the quavering of..the clerk. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 222 A buzzing, humming sound..with quaverings on its sharp and flat. 1901 J. London God of his Fathers (1913) 121 He watched the sweat pouring from off Kent's face and the quavering of his knees. 1987 Quarterly (U.S.) Summer 133 The other players, a young married couple, watch this quavering, wink and chase each other up and down an arpeggio. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quaveringadj. That quavers (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > tremulous trillinga1700 quavering1726 quaverous1852 wobbly1873 quavery1890 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 3467 (MED) In al such quaueryng aqueyntaunce, Thynk on Lysymachus & on Arsynoe. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 97 (MED) Who hath gret eyen and quaueryng, he is slow and wandryng, and lovyng women. 1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 22 S. Ihons beries..be good for the quauering harte. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xiv. f. 163 Tuning her voice with many a quauering cough. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 349 Such passing sweete musick as that his fine quauering hand could sometime make. 1665 G. Harvey Disc. Plague 3 In a Malign Pestilent Feaver [the pulse is] thick, low, languid..quavering and intercident. 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 222 With quav'ring cries the vaulted roofs resound. 1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) I. 153 On a sudden it soars aloft,..with a sharp, hasty and quavering scream. 1835 R. M. Bird Hawks of Hawk-hollow II. xv. 174 Lingo testified his indifference and patriotism together, by lanching out, in a quavering, drunken voice, upon a camp-song, said to be then highly popular among the continental soldiers. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle xxi. 340 A voice quite unnatural in its quavering sharpness. 1927 A. C. Parker Indian How Bk. ii. xxxiv. 146 It may be that some of the quavering grace notes that he interjected came from an attempt to imitate the flute. 1993 National Wildlife Feb. 54 (caption) With quavering bugling calls, the cranes flap off to forage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450adj.?a1439 |
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