qua·ver  (kw āv ər)
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v. qua·vered, qua·ver·ing, qua·vers v.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. v.tr. To utter or sing in a trilling voice. n.1. A quivering sound. 2. Music a. A trill. b. An eighth note.
[Middle English quaveren, probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven, to tremble.]
quaver·ing·ly adv. quaver·y adj. |
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