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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Quaver  \Qua"ver\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Quavered};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Quavering}.]  [OE.  quaven  to  shake,  to  tremble;  cf  LG 
  quabbeln  to  shake,  to  be  soft,  of  fat  substances,  quabbe  a 
  fat  lump  of  flesh,  a  dewlap,  D.  kwabbe  and  E.  quiver,  v.] 
  1.  To  tremble;  to  vibrate;  to  shake.  --Sir  I.  Newton. 
 
  2.  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 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  quavering 
  adj  :  (of  the  voice)  quivering  as  from  weakness  or  fear;  "the  old 
  lady's  quavering  voice";  "spoke  timidly  in  a  tremulous 
  voice"  [syn:  {tremulous}] 




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