Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quaver

2 senses of quaver

Sense 1
quaver -- (a tremulous sound)
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Sense 2
eighth note, quaver -- (a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note)
       => note, musical note, tone -- (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quaver

2 senses of quaver

Sense 1
quaver, waver -- (give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)
       => voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise -- (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

Sense 2
warble, trill, quaver -- (sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below)
       => sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")