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quaver
intransitive verb
- to shake or tremble
- to be tremulous: said of the voice
- Music to make a trill or trills in singing or playing
transitive verb
- to utter in a tremulous voice
- Music to sing or play with a trill or trills
noun
- a tremulous quality in a voice or tone
- Brit. eighth note
Related Forms:
- quaverer noun
- quaveringly adverb
- quavery adjective
See quaver in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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