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Quaver vs Teeter - What's the difference?

quaver | teeter | Synonyms |

Quaver is a synonym of teeter.


As verbs the difference between quaver and teeter

is that quaver is to shake in a trembling manner while teeter is to tilt back and forth on an edge.

As a noun quaver

is a trembling shake.

quaver

English

(wikipedia quaver)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a trembling shake.
  • a trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  • (music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

    • Related terms

    * semiquaver * demisemiquaver * hemidemisemiquaver

    See also

    * breve * crotchet * longa * minim * semibreve

    Verb

  • to shake in a trembling manner.
  • to use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
  • To utter quaveringly.
  • * Addison
    • We shall hear her quavering them to some sprightly airs of the opera.

    teeter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tilt back and forth on an edge.

    • Derived terms

    * teeterer * teeter-totter * teeterboard

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