Qua"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quavered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quavering.]
[OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG. quabbeln to shake, to be
soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D.
kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.] 1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. Sir I.
Newton.
2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or
tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical
instrument
Qua"ver, v. t. To utter with quavers.
We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of
the opera.
Addison.
Qua"ver, n. 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice,
or of an instrument of music.