qua|ver|er

qua|ver|er
qua|ver|er «KWAY vuhr uhr», noun.
a person or thing that quavers.

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  • qua|ver — «KWAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to shake; tremble: »The old man s voice quavered. Like rivers over reeds Which quaver in the current (Philip J. Bailey). 2. to trill in singing or in playing on an instrument. –v.t. 1. to sing or say in trembling …   Useful english dictionary

  • qua|ver|y — «KWAY vuhr ee», adjective. that quavers; quavering; trembling …   Useful english dictionary

  • qua´ver|ing|ly — qua|ver «KWAY vuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to shake; tremble: »The old man s voice quavered. Like rivers over reeds Which quaver in the current (Philip J. Bailey). 2. to trill in singing or in playing on an instrument. –v.t. 1. to sing or say in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • qua|qua|ver|sal|ly — «KWAH kwuh VUR suh lee», adverb. in all directions from a central point or area …   Useful english dictionary

  • qua|qua|ver|sal — «KWAH kwuh VUR suhl», adjective, noun. –adj. turned, pointing, or dipping in all directions. –n. Geology. a domed structure with the strata dipping away in all directions from a center. ╂[< Late Latin quāquāversus (< quāquā where + versus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dem|i|qua|ver — «DEHM ee KWAY vuhr», noun. Music. a semiquaver; sixteenth note …   Useful english dictionary

  • dem|i|sem|i|qua|ver — «DEHM ee SEHM ee KWAY vuhr», noun. Music. a thirty second note, or the symbol for it …   Useful english dictionary

  • hem|i|dem|i|sem|i|qua|ver — «HEHM ee DEHM ee SEHM ee KWAY vuhr», noun. Music, especially British. a sixty fourth note or the symbol for it …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|qua|ver — «SEHM ee KWAY vuhr», noun. British. a sixteenth note …   Useful english dictionary

  • qua — ad·e·qua·cy; ad·e·qua·tion; ad·e·qua·tive; ana·qua; an·ti·qua·tion; chau·tau·qua; chin·qua·pin; col·li·qua·tion; des·qua·mate; des·qua·ma·tive; des·qua·ma·to·ry; eli·qua·tion; ex·e·qua·tur; kwal·hi·o·qua; li·qua·tion; lo·qua·cious;… …   English syllables

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