Quaver — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tremulous sound

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈeɪvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈeɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈeɪvə/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈeɪvɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eighth note waver trill warble

Parts of Speech

noun	a tremulous sound
noun	a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
verb	give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
verb	sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Word Forms

quaver	verb	give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
quaver	noun	a tremulous sound
warbler	noun	a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
trill	noun	a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zittern

ein zitterndes Geräusch

🇫🇷French

croche

un son tremblant

🇪🇸Spanish

temblor

un sonido trémulo

🇮🇹Italian

croma

un suono tremulo

🇳🇱Dutch

trilling

een trillend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

colcheia

um som trêmulo

🇷🇺Russian

дрожать

дрожащий звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थरथराहट

एक कांपती हुई ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁপানো

একটি কাঁপুনি শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுங்கும்

ஒரு நடுங்கும் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

వణుకు

వణుకుతున్న శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

थरथरणे

थरथरणारा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્રૂજવું

એક ધ્રૂજતો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ವೇವರ್

ಒಂದು ನಡುಗುವ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਬਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਬਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

لرزنا

ایک خوفناک آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颤声

颤抖的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

震える

震える音

🇰🇷Korean

진음

떨리는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

run rẩy

một âm thanh run rẩy

🇹🇭Thai

กระเส่า

เสียงสั่นเครือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

getaran

suara gemetar

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

isang nanginginig na tunog

🇲🇾Malay

menggigil

bunyi yang menggeletar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرتجف

صوت مرتعش

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

یک صدای لرزان

🇹🇷Turkish

tril

titrek bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְעוֹד

צליל רועד

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