Definition of "quaver" in English

noun

1. A trembling shake.

2. A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.

3. (music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

verb

1. To shake in a trembling manner.

2. (intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.

3. (transitive) To utter quaveringly.