Quaver Definition

kwāvər
quavered, quavering, quavers
verb
quavered, quavering, quavers
To shake or tremble.
Webster's New World
To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
American Heritage
To sing or play with a trill or trills.
Webster's New World
To be tremulous.
Webster's New World
To utter in a tremulous voice.
Webster's New World
noun
quavers
A quivering sound.
American Heritage
A tremulous quality in a voice or tone.
Webster's New World
A trill.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quaver

Noun

Singular:
quaver
Plural:
quavers

Origin of Quaver

  • From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble"), equivalent to quave +"Ž -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver"), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver"). More at quave, quab, quiver.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English quaveren probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven to tremble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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