Synonyms of quavering

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adjective

as in resonant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resonant
• echoing
• sonorous
• warbling
• trilling
• melodic
• dulcet
• rhythmic
• appealing
• rhythmical
• lilting
• pleasant
• lyrical
• mellifluous
• lyric
• harmonic
• songlike
• tonal
• agreeable
• songful
• sweet
• flowing
• cadenced
• mellow
• orchestral
• polyphonic
• chordal
• tuneful
• melodious
• blending
• mellifluent
• homophonic
• musical
• chiming
• symphonic
• harmonizing
• euphonious
• euphonic
• symphonious
• polyphonous
• harmonious
• canorous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissonant
• shrill
• discordant
• metallic
• tuneless
• unmusical
• strident
• raspy
• inharmonious
• disharmonious
• raucous
• squeaky
• harsh
• scratching
• jarring
• unpleasant
• grating
• unmelodious
• disagreeable
• clashing
• blaring
• jangling
• unpleasing
• screeching
• clattering
• atonal
• clanging
• off-key

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trilling
• warbling
• chanting
• vocalizing
• slurring
• crooning
• chorusing
• lilting
• yodeling
• trolling
• carolling
• yodelling
• harmonizing
• belting
• caroling
• descanting
• scatting