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quaver

DEFINITIONS OF: quaver

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v give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

Synonyms:
waver
Type of:
sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice
utter with vibrating vocal chords

v sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Synonyms:
trill, warble
Type of:
sing
produce tones with the voice

n a tremulous sound

Type of:
sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event

n a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

Synonyms:
eighth note
Type of:
musical note, note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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