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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - quaver

 
 

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Quaver

quaver
~1 v if your voice quavers, it shakes as you speak, especially because you are nervous  ("Please help me," he quavered.) - quavery adj ~2 n 1 BrE a musical note which continues for an eighth of the length of a semibreve; eighth note AmE 2 a shaking sound in your voice
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1.
  (quavers, quavering, quavered) 1. If someone’s voice quavers, it sounds unsteady, usually because they are nervous or uncertain. Her voice quavered and she fell silent. = tremble VERB: V • Quaver is also a noun. There was a quaver in Beryl’s voice. N-COUNT 2. A quaver is a musical note that is half as long as a crotchet. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use eighth note) N-COUNT ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   I. verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of quaven to tremble  Date: 15th century  intransitive verb  1. tremble  2. trill  3. to utter sound in tremulous tones  transitive verb to utter ~ingly  • ~ingly adverb  • ~y adjective  II. noun  Date: 1570  1. eighth note  2. trill 1  3. a tremulous sound ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
  v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (esp. of a voice or musical sound) vibrate, shake, tremble. b use trills or shakes in singing. 2 tr. a sing (a note or song) with quavering. b (often foll. by out) say in a trembling voice. --n. 1 Mus. a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet and represented by a large dot with a hooked stem. Also called eighth note. 2 a trill in singing. 3 a tremble in speech. Derivatives quaveringly adv. Etymology: ME f. quave, perh. f. OE cwafian (unrecorded: cf. cwacian QUAKE) ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  1. дрожание голоса 2. трель 3. муз. восьмая нота 4. дрожать, вибрировать 5. выводить трели (также quaver out) she quavered out her little song —- дрожащим голосом она исполнила песенку quaveringly 1. с дрожью, дрожа; дрожащим голосом ...
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   1. noun  1) дрожание голоса  2) трель  3) mus. восьмая ноты  2. v.  1) дрожать, вибрировать  2) выводить трели  3) произносить дрожащим голосом ...
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