quaver : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quaver	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quaver n a tremulous sound a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note Synonym(s): eighth note, quaver v give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Synonym(s): quaver, waver sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Synonym(s): warble, trill, quaver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG. quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.] 1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. t. To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaver \Qua"ver\, n. 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. 2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See {Eighth}.