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quavery

UK/ˈkweɪvəɹi/

quavery adjective: apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.

Adjective

quavery (comparative more quavery, superlative most quavery)

  1. Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.
    • In the middle of the square a fountain poured a quavery thread of shining water into its stone font.2011, Adam Roberts, By Light Alone, Gollancz, published 2012, page 110

quavery meaning in Tamil

quavery in Tamil

நடுக்கம்

Forms of quavery

comparativemore quavery
superlativemost quavery

Origin of quavery

From quaver + -y.

Words formed from quavery

Questions about quavery

What does quavery mean?
Quavery means apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.
What is quavery in Tamil?
Quavery in Tamil is நடுக்கம். See Quavery meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quavery?
Quavery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce quavery?
Quavery is pronounced /ˈkweɪvəɹi/ (UK).

Words near quavery in the dictionary

  1. quavering
  2. quaveringly
  3. quaverings
  4. quaverous
  5. quavers
  6. quavery
  7. quaves
  8. quaving
  9. quaw
  10. quawk
  11. quawked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quavery (page history and authors); quavery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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