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单词 quavering
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quaveringn.

Brit. /ˈkweɪv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkweɪv(ə)rɪŋ/
Forms: see quaver v. and -ing suffix1; also late Middle English qwauerryng.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quaver v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < quaver v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier quave n., quaving n. and adj. at quave v. Derivatives.
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.

Brit. /ˈkweɪv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkweɪv(ə)rɪŋ/
Forms: see quaver v. and -ing suffix2; also 1700s quav'ring.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quaver v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < quaver v. + -ing suffix2. Compare quaving n. and adj. at quave v. Derivatives.
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).
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