quaver

[US]/'kweɪvə/
[UK]/'kwevɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. tremble
vi. tremble; produce a quavering sound
n. eighth note; tremor; trembling.

Example Sentences

to speak in a quavering voice

He spoke with a reedy, quavering voice.

There was a quaver in her voice.

He quavered out folk songs.

The quavering voice grew louder filling the room.

Thus a stem with two flags, so called from their appearance, indicates a 16th note or semiquaver, a note of half the duration of a stem with one flag, an 8th note or quaver, and so on.

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