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Definition of Quaver
1. Verb. Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency.
2. Noun. A tremulous sound.
3. Verb. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below. "They will quaver the duet"
4. Noun. A musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note.
Definition of Quaver
1. v. i. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.
2. v. t. To utter with quavers.
3. n. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.
Definition of Quaver
1. Noun. a trembling shake. ¹
2. Noun. a trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing. ¹
3. Noun. (music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail. ¹
4. Verb. to shake in a trembling manner. ¹
5. Verb. to use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quaver
1. to quiver [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: quiver
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaver
Literary usage of Quaver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"The white forms of these notes soon fell into disuse, and the black ones have
become the crotchet and quaver of modern music.2 1 ТЬ-те ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"... to warble or. quaver, in tinging, or playing on an instrument ... a semi-quaver,
warbling, quavering, ..."
3. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"... would strike up a dolorous quaver of— " Over the water and over tho led And
over the water to Charlie," in a voice as querulous as a Scotch bagpipe. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1821)
"... a most beautiful variation of dactyls and spondees; and by a proper pronunciation
the exact time of 24 breves, or quaver), is correctly preserved. ..."
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