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qua·ver
 quaver
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- pronunciation:
- kweI
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
quavers, quavering, quavered |
| definition 1: |
to tremble or shake, as from exhaustion or illness.
- synonyms:
- quake, shiver, tremble
- similar words:
- falter, flicker, flutter, quiver, shake, shudder, sway, throb, totter, vibrate, waver
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| definition 2: |
to make wavering or trembling sounds, with or as if with the voice.
- synonyms:
- tremble, trill, warble, waver
- similar words:
- falter, flutter, peep, quake, quiver, shake, throb, twitter, vibrate, wobble, yodel
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| related words: |
pulsate, thrill, twitch |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to say or sing with a trembling voice.
- synonyms:
- trill, warble
- similar words:
- flutter, twitter, yodel
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| related words: |
vibrate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a trembling or shaking.
- synonyms:
- shiver, trembling
- similar words:
- shake, shudder
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| definition 2: |
a sound of quavering, esp. in speaking, singing, or playing a musical instrument; trill.
- synonyms:
- tremolo, trill, vibrato
- similar words:
- tremor
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| definition 3: |
in music, an eighth note.
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| related words: |
tremor, twitch |
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| derivations: |
quaverous (adj.), quavery (adj.), quaveringly (adv.), quaverer (n.) |
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