Definition of quaver

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qua·ver    (kwvr) KEY  

VERB:
qua·vered , qua·ver·ing , qua·vers
VERB:
intr.

1. To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.
2. To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
3. Music To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.

VERB:
tr.

To utter or sing in a trilling voice.

NOUN:

1. A quivering sound.
2. A trill.
3. Chiefly British An eighth note.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English quaveren, probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven, to tremble

OTHER FORMS:
quaver·ing·ly (Adverb), quaver·y (Adjective)

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