Quaver
Quaver , intransitive verb
[Old English quaven to shake, to tremble; compare LG. quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, Dutch kwabbe, and English 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
Quaver , transitive verb
To utter with quavers.
We shall hear her quavering them... to some sprightly airs of the opera.
Quaver , noun
1.
A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.
2.
(Music) An eighth note. See Eighth.