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quaver
('kw/eI/v/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a tremulous sound(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    eighth note
    source: wordnet30
  • A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    waver
    source: wordnet30
  • sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    trill, warble
    source: wordnet30
  • To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To utter with quavers.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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