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Quaver
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.
2. An eighth note. See Eighth.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. Sir I. Newton.
2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison.