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quaving

quaving is the present participle and gerund of quave.

Meaning of quave

Verb

quave (third-person singular simple present quaves, present participle quaving, simple past and past participle quaved)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To quiver or tremble.
    • 13??, William Langland, Piers Plowman
      The wal waggede and cleef, and al the world quaved.

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Questions about quaving

What is quaving the present participle and gerund of?
Quaving is the present participle and gerund of quave.

Words near quaving in the dictionary

  1. quaverings
  2. quaverous
  3. quavers
  4. quavery
  5. quaves
  6. quaving
  7. quaw
  8. quawk
  9. quawked
  10. quawking
  11. quawks

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