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quaver

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Noun — A shaking, trembling movement.

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Etymology

Comes from Middle English quaveren, the frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivalent to quave plus -er. It is cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver”) and German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver”). See also quave, quab and quiver.

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