quaver
A trembling shakeA trembling shake.
» His odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.
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3 sensesA trembling shake.
Beben
A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
Zittern, Beben, Trillern
An eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
Achtelnote
восьма́я но́таvosʹmája nóta
a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
Examples
5 sentencesHis odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.
His voice quavered with anger.
Tom's voice quavered, betraying him.
ruГолос Тома предательски дрогнул. — marafon
Tom's voice quavered.
ruГолос у Тома дрогнул. — odexed
With a hand full of bills, a poorly dressed old man, whose voice quavered, asked whether he could settle his bills here.
deMit einer Hand voller Rechnungen fragte ein ärmlich gekleideter alter Mann dessen Stimme zitterte, ob man hier seine Schulden begleichen könne. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivaFrom Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivalent to quave + -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver”), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver”). More at quave, quab, quiver.
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Forms
plural: quaversSynonyms
1 synonyms- a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note:eighth note