1a shake or tremble in a person’s voice:it was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice
2 Music, chiefly British a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.Also called eighth note.
ზმნა
Universal
(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion:his voice quavered with rage (as adjective quavering)‘I’m not safe here, am I?’ she said in a quavering voice