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UK
/kwˈeɪvɐ/
]
[ US /ˈkweɪvɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈkweɪvɝ/ ]
VERB
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
NOUN
- a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
- a tremulous sound
How To Use quaver In A Sentence
- `You promised then you would immortalize the heroes of that day," said Quaver. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- She also has a teeny-tiny musical quaver tattooed on her neck. Times, Sunday Times
- His body quavered a little when he saw the teacher coming towards him.
- Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
- Tom is still performing, taking time each day to keep up with his dotted quavers and four beat notes.
- Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
- In the third movement, Haitink's lucid communication of the music's textural contrasts made it a joy to listen to, and the violins’ cheeky acciaccaturas tinkled wholeheartedly from their instruments; the finale was brisk, with almost maniacal handfuls of semiquavers, and the trumpets were on top form.
- Brian's eyes were red and swollen, and his voice had a quaver.
- A pity; with such spirited playing one longed to hear every scurrying semiquaver. Times, Sunday Times
- The English term for eighth-notes gets it right with "quaver", since these and other notes can do exactly that when played with alternating intensity, and even, suggests Quantz, duration. CounterPunch
