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Detailed Synonyms for quaver in English

quaver:

to quaver verb (quavers, quavered, quavering)

  1. to quaver
    to vibrate; to shiver; to quaver; to shake; to quiver; to shudder; to tremble
    • vibrate verb (vibrates, vibrated, vibrating)
    • shiver verb (shivers, shivered, shivering)
    • quaver verb (quavers, quavered, quavering)
    • shake verb (shakes, shook, shaking)
    • quiver verb (quivers, quivered, quivering)
    • shudder verb (shudders, shuddered, shuddering)
    • tremble verb (trembles, trembled, trembling)
  2. to quaver
    – sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below 1
    to trill; to warble; to quaver
    – sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below 1
    • trill verb (trills, trilled, trilling)
    • warble verb (warbles, warbled, warbling)
    • quaver verb (quavers, quavered, quavering)
  3. to quaver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    to waver; to quaver
    – give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency 1
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • quaver verb (quavers, quavered, quavering)

Conjugations for quaver:

present
  1. quaver
  2. quaver
  3. quavers
  4. quaver
  5. quaver
  6. quaver
simple past
  1. quavered
  2. quavered
  3. quavered
  4. quavered
  5. quavered
  6. quavered
present perfect
  1. have quavered
  2. have quavered
  3. has quavered
  4. have quavered
  5. have quavered
  6. have quavered
past continuous
  1. was quavering
  2. were quavering
  3. was quavering
  4. were quavering
  5. were quavering
  6. were quavering
future
  1. shall quaver
  2. will quaver
  3. will quaver
  4. shall quaver
  5. will quaver
  6. will quaver
continuous present
  1. am quavering
  2. are quavering
  3. is quavering
  4. are quavering
  5. are quavering
  6. are quavering
subjunctive
  1. be quavered
  2. be quavered
  3. be quavered
  4. be quavered
  5. be quavered
  6. be quavered
diverse
  1. quaver!
  2. let's quaver!
  3. quavered
  4. quavering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

quaver [the ~] noun

  1. the quaver
    – a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note 1
    the quaver; the eighth note
    – a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note 1
  2. the quaver
    – a tremulous sound 1
    the quaver
    – a tremulous sound 1

Related Words for "quaver":

  • quavering

Alternate Synonyms for "quaver":


Related Definitions for "quaver":

  1. a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note1
  2. a tremulous sound1
  3. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below1
  4. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency1