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Meanings of quaver in English

Portuguese
colcheia
Wikidata

A musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note.

colcheia
Catalan
refilar

Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.

refilar
Synonyms
Examples for "eighth note"
Examples for "eighth note"
1
The eighth note, or complement of the octave, is the diapason of man.
The Art of Living in Australia / Together with Three Hundred Aus...
2
The rhythm value of an eighth note is one eighth of a whole note.
Wired
3
Every musician understands this principle: it requires longer to sing a half note than it does an eighth note.
The Art of Public Speaking
4
Kullak dots the eighth note.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
5
With the second eighth note of this measure a movement of eighth notes in chords enters, which forms the concluding piece.
The Masters and Their Music / A series of illustrative programs ...
Spanish
temblar

Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency.

temblar
Usage of quaver in English
1
There were tears in his eyes and a quaver in his voice.
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
2
I'll meet you there, she said with a quaver in her voice.
Legacy: a novel
3
There was the least quaver in her voice as she said this.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
4
But right now, I warn you-A quaver crept into her voice.
Oracle's Queen
5
He told me about it with a quaver in his old voice.
Great Possessions
6
I haven't done anything wrong. She heard the quaver in her voice.
The good son: a novel
7
The quaver figure rises aspiringly, and the sustained parts swell out proudly.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
8
She restrained herself with difficulty from showing a quaver in her voice.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
9
Tyrion spoke up loudly, trying to keep the quaver from his voice.
A Game of Thrones
10
You are too noble-toogood-she began in a pleading little quaver.
Nedra
11
I thought I detected something like a quaver in the man's voice.
The House of a Thousand Candles
12
His voice had a note of martyrdom running through its senile quaver.
Roads of Destiny
13
The children were frightened, but they managed to quaver: What has happened?
Rainbow's End
14
Cole knew from the quaver in her voice that the news wasn't good.
Beneath a southern sky
15
She spoke quietly, a quaver in her voice: You read them?
The distant hours
16
The quaver had left Rabban's voice and was replaced by confidence.
Paul of dune
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Translations for quaver
Portuguese
colcheia
Spanish
temblar
Quaver through the time
Quaver across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common