英语词汇“quaver”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quaverquaver /ˈkweɪvɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYquaver

Origin: 1400-1500 quave to shake (13-19 centuries)

VERB TABLE

quaver

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	quaver
	he, she, it	quavers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	quavered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have quavered
	he, she, it	has quavered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had quavered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will quaver
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have quavered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am quavering
	he, she, it	is quavering
	you, we, they	are quavering
Past	I, he, she, it	was quavering
	you, we, they	were quavering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been quavering
	he, she, it	has been quavering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been quavering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be quavering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been quavering

if your voice quavers, it shakes as you speak, especially because you are nervous: Her voice quavered as she described the attack.—quaver noun [countable]—quavery adjective