Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quaver

2 senses of quaver

Sense 1
quaver, waver -- (give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)
       => voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

Sense 2
warble, trill, quaver -- (sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below)
       => sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")

Antonyms of adj quavering

1 sense of quavering

Sense 1
quavering, tremulous -- ((of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice")

INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")

Similarity of adj quavering

1 sense of quavering

Sense 1
quavering, tremulous -- ((of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice")
       => unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")