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Quaver (Verb)

Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The reed pipe quavered as he blew into it, creating an otherworldly melody.
The old man's voice began to quaver when he sang the sorrowful ballad.
As the violin string was plucked, it quavered softly, filling the room with mournful notes.
Her voice quavered as she delivered the eulogy for her lost loved one.
The poorly tuned guitar string quavered when strummed, producing an unpleasant sound.

Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The virtuoso violinist's rendition of the Vivaldi concerto brought the audience to its feet, especially her ability to delicately quaver on the upper registers of the instrument.
She was instructed to quaver on the B note for exactly two beats before descending back to the melody.
The flautist quavered slightly off-key at first, but she managed to correct herself mid-phrase and regained her poise.
To create a more ornamented sound, try to quaver between the half notes C and D in the first measure of the sonata.
As the singer reached the climax of the aria, her voice began to quaver, imbuing the performance with an air of pathos and emotional authenticity.