Word

quaver, v.
(quavered, quavering, quavers)

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quaver trill warble

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
They will %s the duet

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
The birds %s in the woods
The woods %s with many kinds of birds

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
<verb.communication>

quaver waver

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, vocalize, voice, vocalise