quaver

Meaning of quaver

verb
  1. (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
    his voice quavered with rage
    ‘I'm not safe here, am I?’ she said in a quavering voice
noun
  1. a shake or tremble in a person's voice.
    it was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice
  2. a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.

late Middle English (as a verb in the general sense ‘tremble’): from dialect quave ‘quake, tremble’, probably from an Old English word related to quake. The noun is first recorded (mid 16th century) as a musical term.

Information about quaver

  • The plural form of quaver is: quavers.
  • Languages ​​in which quaver is used:

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Hyphenation of quaver

qua-ver

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • quaver is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

quaver synonyms

Meaning waver:

waver

Meaning warble:

warble, trill

Meaning (of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty:

tremble

Meaning tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion:

quiver

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

shake

Meaning (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly:

flutter

Meaning move continuously and rapidly to and fro:

vibrate

Meaning expand and contract with strong regular movements:

pulsate

Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:

oscillate

Meaning rise and fall irregularly in number or amount:

fluctuate

Meaning (of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface:

ripple

Meaning lose strength or momentum:

falter

Meaning (of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds:

twitter

Words that rhyme with quaver

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