1. people who speak or sing with a trembling, unsteady voice
2. musical notes equal to one-eighth of a whole note
Usage: music; British

Examples

• The elderly quaverers in the choir struggled to hit the high notes.
• Her voice joined the other quaverers during the emotional hymn.
• The nervous quaverers could barely get through their speeches.
• The sheet music was filled with quaverers and semiquavers.
• Beginning musicians often have trouble counting quaverers accurately.
• The fast passage contained mostly quaverers and sixteenth notes.