Defn: To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. Addison.
QUAVER
Qua"ver, n.
1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: An eighth note. See Eighth.
QUAVERER
Qua"ver*er, n.
Defn: One who quavers; a warbler.
QUAY
Quay, n. Etym: [F. quai. See Key quay.]
Defn: A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.]
QUAY
Quay, v. t.