Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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quaver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
waver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quaver (noun) | waver (noun) |
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a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note | the act of moving back and forth |
a tremulous sound | the act of pausing uncertainly |
someone who communicates by waving |
quaver (verb) | waver (verb) |
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency |
give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | sway from side to side |
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | |
move back and forth very rapidly | |
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | |
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | |
be unsure or weak |