quaver

1. v. i. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. Source: opted

2. v. i. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument Source: opted

3. v. t. To utter with quavers. Source: opted

4. n. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. Source: opted

5. n. An eighth note. See Eighth. Source: opted

6. n. a tremulous sound Source: wordnet

7. n. a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note Source: wordnet

8. v. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Source: wordnet

9. v. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Source: wordnet

10. 1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. Sir I. Newton. 2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison. 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. 2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See Eighth. Source: webster

11. To utter with quavers.We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of theopera. Addison. Source: adambom

12. n:31/v:69 n. a tremulous sound v. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Source: ecdict

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