Quaver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quaver is a noun meaning A trembling shake.
Meaning
A trembling shake.
More Meanings
- A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
- (music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
- To shake in a trembling manner.
- (intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
- (transitive) To utter quaveringly.
Example Sentences
We shall hear her quavering them […] to some sprightly airs of the opera.
The crotchets and quavers are dancing up and down the stave like little black boys on a fence.
"Aw come on, guys!" The woman, clearly overwhelmed by the force of the two friends' personalities, quavered on the point of tears.
Word Forms
- quavers
- quavering
- quavered
Synonyms for quaver
Depending on context, synonyms include wobble, warble, trill, waver.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waver, warble, trill, acquiescent, quaverer, quave.
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