quaver
UK /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ US /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/
noun 3verb 3
Definitions
noun
1
A trembling shake.
2
A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
3
an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
The crotchets and quavers are dancing up and down the stave like little black boys on a fence.
verb
1
To shake in a trembling manner.
2
To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
"Aw come on, guys!" The woman, clearly overwhelmed by the force of the two friends' personalities, quavered on the point of tears.
3
To utter quaveringly.
We shall hear her quavering them […] to some sprightly airs of the opera.
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