quavers

verb

Definition of quaversnext
present tense third-person singular of quaver
as in trills
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones know-it-alls snickered as the opera singer quavered on the high note

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trills
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  • The temperature plunges; Reilly’s trills harden into an Old World dirge.
    — Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of trills
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“Quavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quavers. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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