Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to quaver
Participle: quaverred
Gerund: quaverring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | quaver |
| you | quaver |
| he;she;it | quavers |
| we | quaver |
| you | quaver |
| they | quaver |
Perfect
| I | have quaverred |
| you | have quaverred |
| he;she;it | has quaverred |
| we | have quaverred |
| you | have quaverred |
| they | have quaverred |
Past
| I | quaverred |
| you | quaverred |
| he;she;it | quaverred |
| we | quaverred |
| you | quaverred |
| they | quaverred |
Pluperfect
| I | had quaverred |
| you | had quaverred |
| he;she;it | had quaverred |
| we | had quaverred |
| you | had quaverred |
| they | had quaverred |
Future
| I | will quaver |
| you | will quaver |
| he;she;it | will quaver |
| we | will quaver |
| you | will quaver |
| they | will quaver |
Future Perfect
| I | will have quaverred |
| you | will have quaverred |
| he;she;it | will have quaverred |
| we | will have quaverred |
| you | will have quaverred |
| they | will have quaverred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | quaver |
| you | quaver |
| he;she;it | quaver |
| we | quaver |
| you | quaver |
| they | quaver |
Perfect
| I | have quaverred |
| you | have quaverred |
| he;she;it | have quaverred |
| we | have quaverred |
| you | have quaverred |
| they | have quaverred |
Imperfect
| I | quaverred |
| you | quaverred |
| he;she;it | quaverred |
| we | quaverred |
| you | quaverred |
| they | quaverred |
Pluperfect
| I | had quaverred |
| you | had quaverred |
| he;she;it | had quaverred |
| we | had quaverred |
| you | had quaverred |
| they | had quaverred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would quaver |
| you | would quaver |
| he;she;it | would quaver |
| we | would quaver |
| you | would quaver |
| they | would quaver |
Perfect
| I | would have quaverred |
| you | would have quaverred |
| he;she;it | would have quaverred |
| we | would have quaverred |
| you | would have quaverred |
| they | would have quaverred |
Imperative
| you | quaver |
| we | Let's quaver |
| you | quaver |
Verbs conjugated like 'quaver'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'quaver'
quave,
quiver,
aver,
claver,
glaver,
haver,
quaere,
quake,
quander,
quarter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- tremble
- quiver, shutter, shiver, waver, shake, vibrate, flutter, fluctuate
Antonyms
- tremble
- steady, still, stand, settle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to vibrate, tremble," 1430, probably frequentative of
cwavien "to tremble, shake" (c.1225), probably related to Low Ger.
quabbeln "tremble," possibly of imitative origin. Meaning "sing in trills or quavers" first recorded 1538. The noun meaning "musical note" is first recorded 1570.
2. From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivalent to quave + -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver”), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver”). More at quave, quab, quiver. See: Middle English '
quaveren', Low Saxon 'quabbeln', German, old spelling '
quabbeln'.
Sample Sentences
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"Aw come on, guys!" The woman, clearly overwhelmed by the force of the two friends' personalities, quavered on the point of tears. [1982 December 11, Andrea Loewenstein, “The Joys of Community or Holiday-itis Strikes Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 12:]
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We shall hear her quavering them […] to some sprightly airs of the opera. [1711 November 4 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, October 25, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 205; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:]