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• n  a tremulous sound
• n  a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
• v  give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
• v  sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

• There were tears in the Crown Princess' eyes, and a quaver in her voice, as she accepted the gift.
• Singer Karen Peris (who wrote the lovely original My Love Goes with You) has a transporting quaver that makes this bedtime disc positively sopor-riffic.
• A new singer with a new twist: a double voice that alternates between a high, unpleasant quaver, reminiscent of Johnnie Ray at his fiercest, and a rich basso that might be .

• eighth note
• waver
• warble
• trill

News & Articles

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• Hormones may usher abused girls into early adulthood
  During the sort of tense situation that makes palms sweat and voices quaver, children and young adults are typically awash in cortisol, a stress hormone that sounds an alarm and prepares the body for fight-or-flight responses to danger.
  July 19, 2013 - University of Wisconsin - Madison