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qua·ver
(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.
[Middle English quaveren, probably frequentative of cwavien, quaven, to tremble.]
qua′ver·ing·ly adv.
qua′ver·y adj.
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quaver
(ˈkweɪvə)vb
1. to say or sing (something) with a trembling voice
2. (intr) (esp of the voice) to quiver, tremble, or shake
3. (Music, other) (intr) rare to sing or play quavers or ornamental trills
n
4. (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
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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.
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quaver
- Came from the now obsolete Middle English quave, "tremble."See also related terms for tremble.
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Quaver
of coloraturas—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
quaver
Past participle: quavered
Gerund: quavering
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| Noun | 1. | quaver - a tremulous sound sound - 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 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 frequency |
| 2. |  quaver - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
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quaver
verb tremble, shake, quiver, thrill, quake, shudder, flicker, flutter, waver, vibrate, pulsate, oscillate, trill, twitter Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
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quaver
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Translations
إرْتِعاش، تَهَدُّجرُبْع نَغَمَه موسيقيَّهيتَهَدَّج الصَّوْت
chvěníchvět seosminová nota
ottendedelsnodeskælveskælven
remegésreszketreszketéstrilláziknyolcad
áttundapartsnótaskjálfti, titringurtitra, skjálfa
aštuntinė gaidadrebėjimas
astotdaļnotsdrebēšanadrebēttrīsēšanatrīsēt
osminová nota
osminka
sekizlik notatitremetitremek
quaver
[ˈkweɪvəʳ]A. N (when speaking) → temblor m (Mus) (= trill) → trémolo m (Brit) (= note) → corchea f
with a quaver in her voice → con voz trémula
with a quaver in her voice → con voz trémula
B. VI [voice] → temblar
C. VT "yes," she quavered → -sí -dijo con voz trémula or temblorosa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
quaver
n
vi (voice) → beben, zittern; (Mus) → tremolieren
vt → mit bebender or zitternder Stimme sagen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
quaver
[ˈkweɪvəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quaver
(ˈkweivə) verb (especially of a sound or a person's voice) to shake or tremble. The old man's voice quavered.
noun1. a shaking or trembling. There was a quaver in her voice.
2. a note equal to half a crotchet in length.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
quaver
n. vibración, temblor;
v. vibrar, temblar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012