Quaver Definition

kwāvər
quavered, quavering, quavers
verb
quavered, quavering, quavers
To shake or tremble.
Webster's New World
To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
American Heritage
To sing or play with a trill or trills.
Webster's New World
To be tremulous.
Webster's New World
To utter in a tremulous voice.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
quavers
A quivering sound.
American Heritage
A tremulous quality in a voice or tone.
Webster's New World
A trill.
American Heritage

Eighth note.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quaver

Noun

Singular:
quaver
Plural:
quavers

Origin of Quaver

  • From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble"), equivalent to quave +"Ž -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver"), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver"). More at quave, quab, quiver.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English quaveren probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven to tremble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Quaver Sentence Examples

  • Together with this, in the inner part, there is steady quaver motion.

  • It should be a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver tied to a crotchet followed by a quaver tied to a crotchet.

  • Quaver passages should, in general, rise in intensity and purpose as the notes rise, and die as they fall.

  • Alto drummers may reinforce the desired impression of quaver triplets by playing their parts as in Figure 1. Figure 1.

  • A major interpretational feature of this piece is to achieve the subjective accent on the first of each pair of quaver chords occurring throughout.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUA

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RERVER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Q6 Letter Words Ending With R