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Pronunciation : Qua"ver
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 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

i. [imp. & p. p. Quavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quavering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Qua"ver
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Qua"ver
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.

2. (Mus.)

Defn: An eighth note. See Eighth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913