Quaver

Noun

 * 1) a trembling shake.
 * 2) a trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
 * 3)  an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

Related terms

 * semiquaver
 * demisemiquaver
 * hemidemisemiquaver

Verb

 * 1) to shake in a trembling manner.
 * 2) to use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.

Adverbs for Quaver
tremulously; weakly; sickeningly; peculiarly ; characteristically.

Thesaurus
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