Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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quaver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
warble | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quaver (noun) | warble (noun) |
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a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note | a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly |
a tremulous sound |
quaver (verb) | warble (verb) |
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |
give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling |