Meaning

3 senses
  1. A trembling shake.

    Beben

  2. A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.

    Zittern, Beben, Trillern

  3. 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 sentences
  1. His odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.

  2. His voice quavered with anger.

  3. Tom's voice quavered, betraying him.

    ruГолос Тома предательски дрогнул. — marafon

  4. Tom's voice quavered.

    ruГолос у Тома дрогнул. — odexed

  5. 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 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
(music) an eighth note:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a trembling shake:
a trembling of the voice:
(music) an eighth note:

Origin

From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equiva

From 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: quavers
Singularquaver
Pluralquavers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note:eighth note

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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