quaver

qua·ver

Q0022100 (kwā′vər)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.

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[Middle English quaveren, probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven, to tremble.]

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qua′ver·ing·ly adv.qua′ver·y adj.

quaver

(ˈkweɪvə) vb1. to say or sing (something) with a trembling voice2. (intr) (esp of the voice) to quiver, tremble, or shake3. (Music, other) (intr) rare to sing or play quavers or ornamental trillsn4. (Music, other) music a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve. Usual US and Canadian name: eighth note 5. a tremulous sound or note[C15 (in the sense: to vibrate, quiver¹): from quaven to tremble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German quabbeln to tremble] ˈquaverer n ˈquavering adj ˈquaveringly adv ˈquavery adj

qua•ver

(ˈkweɪ vər)

v.i. 1. to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble. 2. to sound, speak, or sing tremulously. 3. to perform trills in music. v.t. 4. to utter, say, or sing with a quavering voice. n. 5. a quivering or trembling, esp. in the voice. 6. a quavering tone or utterance. 7. eighth note. [1400–50; appar. frequentative of Middle English quaven to tremble, shake] qua′ver•er, n. qua′ver•ing•ly, adv. qua′ver•y, adj.

quaver

- Came from the now obsolete Middle English quave, "tremble."See also related terms for tremble.

Quaver

 of coloraturas—Lipton, 1970.

quaver

Past participle: quavered
Gerund: quavering

Imperative
quaver
quaver

Present
I quaver
you quaver
he/she/it quavers
we quaver
you quaver
they quaver

Preterite
I quavered
you quavered
he/she/it quavered
we quavered
you quavered
they quavered

Present Continuous
I am quavering
you are quavering
he/she/it is quavering
we are quavering
you are quavering
they are quavering

Present Perfect
I have quavered
you have quavered
he/she/it has quavered
we have quavered
you have quavered
they have quavered

Past Continuous
I was quavering
you were quavering
he/she/it was quavering
we were quavering
you were quavering
they were quavering

Past Perfect
I had quavered
you had quavered
he/she/it had quavered
we had quavered
you had quavered
they had quavered

Future
I will quaver
you will quaver
he/she/it will quaver
we will quaver
you will quaver
they will quaver

Future Perfect
I will have quavered
you will have quavered
he/she/it will have quavered
we will have quavered
you will have quavered
they will have quavered

Future Continuous
I will be quavering
you will be quavering
he/she/it will be quavering
we will be quavering
you will be quavering
they will be quavering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quavering
you have been quavering
he/she/it has been quavering
we have been quavering
you have been quavering
they have been quavering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quavering
you will have been quavering
he/she/it will have been quavering
we will have been quavering
you will have been quavering
they will have been quavering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quavering
you had been quavering
he/she/it had been quavering
we had been quavering
you had been quavering
they had been quavering

Conditional
I would quaver
you would quaver
he/she/it would quaver
we would quaver
you would quaver
they would quaver

Past Conditional
I would have quavered
you would have quavered
he/she/it would have quavered
we would have quavered
you would have quavered
they would have quavered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quaver - a tremulous soundsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	quaver - a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole noteeighth notemusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
Verb	1.	quaver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequencywavervocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords
	2.	quaver - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowwarble, trillsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

quaver

verb tremble, shake, quiver, thrill, quake, shudder, flicker, flutter, waver, vibrate, pulsate, oscillate, trill, twitter Her voice quavered and she fell silent.

quaver

verbTo move to and fro in short, jerky movements:quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate.

Translations

八分音符声音颤抖颤抖

quaver

(ˈkweivə) verb (especially of a sound or a person's voice) to shake or tremble. The old man's voice quavered. (聲音)顫抖 （声音）颤抖 noun1. a shaking or trembling. There was a quaver in her voice. 顫抖 颤抖2. a note equal to half a crotchet in length. 八分音符 八分音符