quaver

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/ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

noun

A trembling shake.
A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
An eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

verb

To shake in a trembling manner.
To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
To utter quaveringly.

Related words

Synonyms

waver warble trill eighth note acquiescent quaverer quave tremor trembling wobble quaking tremulation tremolo tremblement shake quiver

Associated

crotchet semiquaver nunatak triplets accompaniment motif chords bars melody sixteenth notation rhythm

Rhymes

savor aver flavor disfavor saver waiver shaver favour life saver raver

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