v. i. | 1. | To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. |
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 | |
v. t. | 1. | To utter with quavers. |
n. | 1. | A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. |
2. | (Mus.) An eighth note. See Eighth. |
Noun | 1. | quaver - a tremulous sound |
2. | quaver - a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note Synonyms: eighth note | |
Verb | 1. | quaver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Synonyms: waver |
2. | quaver - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |