quaver

Speech parts

1. quaver - Noun

2. quaver - Verb

Meaning

To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.

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

To utter with quavers.

A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.

An eighth note. See Eighth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

trill waver warble eighth note bob twitter twitch tweedle quail yodel quake shudder jolt break broke
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Antonyms

bellow still attack remain continue howl
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Hypernyms

sound voice note tone sing vocalize

Phrases with the word

dotted quaver quaver rest quaver with a flag

Derivatives

quavered quavering

Examples

All reels have the same structure, consisting largely of quaver (eighth note) movement with an accent on the first and third beats of the bar. Source: Internet

Most disco songs have a steady four-on-the-floor beat, a quaver or semi-quaver hi-hat pattern with an open hi-hat on the off-beat, and a heavy, syncopated bass line. Source: Internet

The melodic writing often breaks into quaver (eighth-note) motion, tending to undermine the minim (half-note) pulse with surface detail. Source: Internet

For instance, main means two quarter-note (crotchet) beats per bar— main means three eighth-note (quaver) beats per bar. Source: Internet

The quaver pattern is often supported by other instruments such as the rhythm guitar and may be implied rather than explicitly present. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

quatuor quave quavemire quaver rest quaver with a flag quaverer