Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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waver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quaver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
waver (noun) | quaver (noun) |
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the act of moving back and forth | a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note |
the act of pausing uncertainly | a tremulous sound |
someone who communicates by waving |
waver (verb) | quaver (verb) |
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give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |
sway from side to side | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency |
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 |