- (v.t.) To utter with quavers.
- (v.i.) Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument.
- (n.) A shake or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice or of an instrument of music.
- (v.i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.
- (n.) An eighth note. See Eighth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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