Meaning of QUAVER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kweyvur
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- [n] a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
- [n] a tremulous sound
- [v] sing with trills
- [v] give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
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| | Synonyms: | | eighth note, trill, warble, waver |
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| | See Also: | | musical note, note, sing, sound, sound, tone, vocalise, vocalize, voice | |
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\Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG.
quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a
fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, 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
\Qua"ver\, v. t.
To utter with quavers.
We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some
sprightly airs of the opera. --Addison.
\Qua"ver\, n.
1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice,
or of an instrument of music.
2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See {Eighth}.
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