1. quaver - Noun
2. quaver - Verb
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 dictionaryAll 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