QUAVE
Quave, n.
Defn: See Quaver. [Obs.]
QUAVE
Quave, v. i.
Defn: To quaver. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
QUAVEMIRE
Quave"mire`, n.
Defn: See Quagmire. [Obs.]
QUAVER Qua"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quavering.] Etym: [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
QUAVER
Qua"ver, v. t.