Quaver - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkweɪvər|
Brit.
|ˈkweɪvə|
noun
- a tremulous sound
- a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
- a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
verb
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency (syn: waver)
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below (syn: trill, warble)
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below (syn: trill, warble)
Extra examples
Her voice quavered during the speech.
He spoke in quavering tones.
There was a quaver in his voice.
His fine voice quavered.
'It's not true,' she said, in a quavering voice.
'No,' he quavered.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: quaver
he/she/it: quavers
present participle: quavering
past tense: quavered
past participle: quavered
I/you/we/they: quaver
he/she/it: quavers
present participle: quavering
past tense: quavered
past participle: quavered
noun
singular: quaver
plural: quavers
singular: quaver
plural: quavers
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