His voice quavered with anger.
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Quavered
Synonyms for "quavered" (225 found)
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dyslaliadyslogiadysphasiadysphoniadysphrasiaenharmonicenharmonic notefalsettofalterfidgetfidgetinessfidgetsflatflickerflip outflitterfluctuatefluctuationflutterfreak out
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freak out onget high onglowgo pitapatgrimacehalf noteharshnesshave an aguehave the fidgetshave the shakeshawking voiceheaveheavinghemidemisemiquaverhesitatehisshoarsenesshumhustlehymnidioglossiaidiolaliaimpairment of speechinquietudeintonateintonejactitatejarjerkjigjiggetjigglejogjogglejoltjostlejouncejumpliltlisplispingloss of voiceminceminimminstrelmusical notemuzzy speech
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nasal tonenasalizationnaturalnoteoscillateoscillationpalpitatepalpitationpantpantingpatent notepipepitapatpitter patterpitter-patterpsalmquakequakingquarter notequavering
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quiverquiveringreportresponding noterestlessnessrictusrouladesemibrevesemiquaverserenadeshakeshake all overshakesshakingshaped notesharpshivershiversshockshuddersibilationsingsing in chorussixteenth notesixty-fourth notesol fasol-fasolmizatespeech defectspeech impedimentspiccatosquirmstaccatosustained noteswellswell with emotiontalk incoherentlytercetthirty-second notethrillthrill tothrobthrobbingtictingletingle with excitementtonetosstoss and turntrembletremblingtremolandotremolanttremolotremortrepidationtrepiditytrilltrillettrilletotrillotriplettrolltumbleturn onturn on totwangtweedletweedledeetwist and turntwittwitchtwitterunrestvacillatevibratevibrationvibratovocalizewaverwaveringwhistlewhole notewigglewobblewrigglewritheyodel
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Tom's voice quavered, betraying him.
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With a hand full of bills, a poorly dressed old man, whose voice quavered, asked whether he could settle his bills here.
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Tom's voice quavered.
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