QUAVER


Meaning of QUAVER in English

I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of quaven to tremble Date: 15th century intransitive verb tremble , trill , to utter sound in tremulous tones, transitive verb to utter ~ingly, ~ingly adverb ~y adjective II. noun Date: 1570 eighth note , trill 1, a tremulous sound

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