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quavers

quavers is the plural of quaver.

quavers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quaver.

Meaning of quaver

Noun

quaver (plural quavers)

  1. A trembling shake.
  2. A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  3. an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
    • The crotchets and quavers are dancing up and down the stave like little black boys on a fence.1920 August 27, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Wind Blows”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, pages 140–141

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Questions about quavers

What is quavers the plural of?
Quavers is the plural of quaver.

Words near quavers in the dictionary

  1. quaveriness
  2. quavering
  3. quaveringly
  4. quaverings
  5. quaverous
  6. quavers
  7. quavery
  8. quaves
  9. quaving
  10. quaw
  11. quawk

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